Nutrien has a new president and CEO. Effective immediately, Mayo Schmidt is taking over from Chuck Magro who is stepping down to pursue new opportunities. Schmidt brings over 30 years of agricultural business experience to his leadership of Nutrien. He joined the Agrium board of directors in 2012 and has served as Chair of Nutrien’s […]
Crop input giant Nutrien of Saskatoon is making an effort to help set up a program to compensate farmers for practices to reduce climate change. The vice president of sustainability for Nutrien, Candace Laing, says the company has set a goal to reduce greenhouse gases while still increasing food for a hungry world. “As a […]
A statement from Nutrien says in an effort to make operations as efficient as possible, there will be jobs impacted across its North American locations. Executive Vice President and CEO of Potash, Ken Seitz, says there will be fewer than 50 employees affected at Saskatchewan’s headquarters in Saskatoon. He describes the jobs as highly transactional […]
Nutrien’s president and CEO says 2020 will go down as one of the most challenging years in recent history. But as he looks towards 2021, he says we can see prospects of a much better year both socially and economically. Having said that, Chuck Magro also notes that the company achieved excellent progress in all […]
The Food Banks of Saskatchewan are happy to announced that more than $3-million in donations was received across the province over the holiday season. Its Home for the Holidays campaign was the main reason, kick started by a $250,000 donation from Nutrien. Donations will be distributed to the 36 registered food banks across Saskatchewan, unless […]
Nutrien Ltd. is calling on other members of the fertilizer industry to join its fight against climate change as it launches an agriculture carbon program to drive improved environmental sustainability and boost profits for farmers. The Saskatoon-based company said Monday it plans to use its role as the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and […]
Nutrien Ltd. is reporting a third-quarter net loss of US$587 million thanks mainly to a US$823-million writedown in the value of its phosphate fertilizer operations. The Saskatoon-based company, which reports its results in U.S. dollars, says its loss equates to $1.03 per diluted share, compared with earnings of $141 million or 24 cents per share […]
Nutrien has been fined $150,000 after a worker was seriously injured at the company’s Rocanville mine in August 2018. A news release from the province says the employee was working on a solid bowl centrifuge when the accident happened. The company pleaded guilty in Moosomin earlier this month to contravening a clause of the regulation […]
Over $300,000 is being donated to the Food Banks of Saskatchewan. The donation comes from the Feeding Saskatchewan Together Campaign, which includes funds from the Saskatchewan Construction Association, Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association, Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association and Merit Contractors Association. $100,000 comes from Kelly Panteluk Construction with Nutrien matching that donation. Laurie O’Connor, […]
No one was hurt as three storage tanks started on fire at the Nutrien Potash mine near Vanscoy. The fire began at around 10:00 PM Saturday, and caused Saskatoon Fire Department to be deployed. Nutrien spokesperson Will Tigley said they continue to monitor and manage the fire. “The situation has improved over the past day, […]
