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By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Nov 14, 2023 | 12:08 PM

CoteX Technologies and Nutrien are exploring the joint commercialization of a coating technology to produce an affordable, environmentally-friendly nitrogen fertilizer solution for large acreage crops in North America.

CoteX Technologies, a startup located in Nova Scotia, has developed a low-cost, customizable controlled-release fertilizer (CRF) coating that minimizes environmental impact. Their biodegradable coating allows fertilizer to be slowly released into the soil over time, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and eliminating potential residual material.

CoteX CEO Santosh Yadav said this agreement is a big step forward for the global agriculture industry.

“We are thrilled to partner with Nutrien to explore the application of our product and the impact for the market,” Yadav said. “Our coating process is lower cost and more versatile than liquid coating and it’s environmentally friendly. Adoption of our technology helps minimize the loss of nitrogen into the environment.”

Over 110 million tonnes of nitrogen fertilizer is applied to crops worldwide every year.

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Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Canada needs to fix fundamental issues with its inflation and rising cost of living to address labour strife across the country.

Speaking in Vancouver, Poilievre was pushing new legislation on carbon-pricing relief for Canadian farmers and agricultural producers. He said his party is on the side of both unionized and non-unionized workers as people struggle to pay the bills.

The Tory leader said he blames Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and its spending for rising costs, although he said he is still undecided on whether to support proposed Liberal legislation that would ban replacement workers during strikes and lockouts for certain sectors.

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For the sixth year straight, Canadian Foodgrains Bank has been awarded Top 10 Impact Charity status by Charity Intelligence.

Foodgrains Bank executive director Andy Harrington said the recognition says a lot about the quality of the work being done.

“We’re pleased to be acknowledged once again, as it affirms our commitment to being good stewards of the donations entrusted to us by our compassionate supporters, as well as showing how those dollars are being used to end global hunger,” Harrington said.

The work of the Foodgrains Bank includes delivering emergency food assistance for people in times of crises and disasters as well as long-term support for families, including agricultural training and critical nutrition support.

The organization was started in 1983 by Prairie farmers concerned about global hunger.

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