Publications

Nitrogen Fertilizer:

Critical Nutrient, Key Farm Input, and Major Environmental Problem

This report takes a big-picture look at nitrogen fertilizer, details its many benefits and also its negative impacts, and makes the case for optimizing rather than maximizing tonnage. It examines the path governments and farmers must navigate as we make our way toward Canada’s 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission-reduction commitments.

The report is the NFU’s submission to the federal government’s consultations on its target to reduce fertilizer-related emissions by 30%.

“Defending fertilizer is not the same as defending farmers.  Fertilizer companies prosper when they sell as much as possible. Farmers prosper when they use only as much as necessary.”

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