Western Canadian Rock Phosphate Incubation Study

Written on April 18, 2017. Posted in Farmer, Science.

Western Canadian Rock Phosphate Incubation Study By Elston Solberg March, 2017 Phosphate (P2O5) is a vital element for plant growth and generally considered the second most important plant nutrient after nitrogen. The base source for most phosphate fertilizers is rock...
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Go big or go home… or go organic

Written on March 27, 2017. Posted in Farmer, Science.

Organic farming provides a living conventional methods no longer do by Laura Rance • Posted: 01/7/2017 Making a seeding plan for the coming crop year is a complicated process for Prairie farmers. While market prices play a big role in...
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Agronomic Properties of the Wapiti and Fernie Rock Phosphate

Written on February 7, 2017. Posted in Science.

By Lawrence Klusa, P.Ag. The chemical structure of both the Wapiti and Fernie rock phosphate deposits is similar. Both deposits have approximately 18% to 24% of the rock being phosphoric acid P2O5 (also know as phosphorus pentoxide or diphosphorus pentoxide...
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