Teck Cominco ltd., Canada's biggest industrial metals miner by market value, dropped C$1. Potash, the largest fertilizer maker, declined C$4. Gauges of raw-materials, energy and financial shares dropped 1.8 percent, 0.9 percent, and 0.4 percent, respectively. Canada's biggest insurer is scheduled to report third-quarter results tomorrow. Canada Stocks Fall a 3rd Day, Led by Potash, Suncor, Manulife By John Kipphoff. The Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index dropped 111. Canadian Natural,...

Culture Egypt issues anti-pollution fatwa AFP November 5, 2007 CAIRO-- The Egyptian authorities have issued a religious edict or fatwa banning farmers from burning rice stubble, an annual event that is partly responsible for causing a black cloud of pollution over Cairo. Egypt issues anti-pollution fatwa - Culture - Middle East Times advertisement. Culture Egypt issues anti-pollution fatwa AFP November 5, 2007 CAIRO-- The Egyptian authorities have issued a religious edict or fatwa banning...

Fertilizer regulations worry ag industry. The seller must see the buyer's photo identification and file away a record of the transaction, much as in purchases of some over-the-counter medication. The state law has much in common with a federal proposal in the works that is tougher in some regards, and that Pelzel isn't exactly crazy about, either. A new Texas law regulates the sale and use of fertilizer with at least 28 percent of its weight coming from nitrogen in an ammonium nitrate...

ABERDEEN - More farmers are looking at cost-effective ways to apply fertilizer because fertilizer costs have skyrocketed in the past year, according to agronomy experts. Christopherson said he's noticed a little more demand for precision applications that put fertilizer directly in the soil rather than on top where it's at risk of being lost by evaporation or run-off. Hier said Wheat Growers has seen a big push this fall for soil testing and zone management, which allows farmers to use...

Nurun Nabi Fertiliser crisis has been taking a serious turn in the country for last few months, signalling shortfall in the food production during the fiscal 2007-08. Farmers all over the country have been crying for fertilisers as appear from the news published in different national dailies. Good quality of seeds, timely irrigation and use of fertilisers in time may give expected production, otherwise the country may be pitched into food crisis. As such, it is necessary to remove...