{"id":1628,"date":"2026-10-20T09:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/?p=1628"},"modified":"2026-10-20T09:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:42:08","slug":"calcium-ammonium-nitrate-fertilizer-granules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/?p=1628","title":{"rendered":"Calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizer granules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/afbeelding-103.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/afbeelding-103.png 1024w, https:\/\/baarda.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/afbeelding-103-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/baarda.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/afbeelding-103-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/baarda.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/afbeelding-103-500x273.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reint Jelger: Can you tell me what we see here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gemini: What you see in this macro photograph are high-purity <strong>calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN)<\/strong> fertilizer granules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, the visual and physical characteristics displayed include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Porous Structure:<\/strong> The surface of the granules exhibits microscopic pores and a slightly textured, chalky finish, which is engineered to help them dissolve evenly and rapidly when exposed to soil moisture or dew.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Color and Uniformity:<\/strong> Commercial nitrate fertilizers like CAN are typically produced as hard, spherical prills or granules ranging from white to pale grey, designed to flow smoothly through mechanical spreader equipment without dusting or clumping.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Physical Composition:<\/strong> As a compound fertilizer, CAN combines ammonium nitrate (which provides immediate plant-available nitrogen) with calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate, which buffer the soil acidity and give the granules their stable, solid structure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reint Jelger: Are those sold by Yara Norway?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gemini: Yes, absolutely! Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) granules like the ones pictured are one of <strong>Yara International&#8217;s flagship products<\/strong> globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yara markets its straight nitrogen and calcium ammonium nitrate range under the brand name <strong>YaraBela\u2122<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Details About Yara&#8217;s CAN Products:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Brand Name:<\/strong> Sold primarily as <strong>YaraBela CAN<\/strong> (or <em>YaraBela SULFAN<\/em> depending on added sulfur).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Composition:<\/strong> Contains approximately 27% Total Nitrogen (split evenly between fast-acting nitrate and sustained-release ammonium) alongside calcium and magnesium carbonate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Signature Identifier:<\/strong> In many markets, Yara incorporates a tiny percentage of distinct <strong>blue-colored marker granules<\/strong> mixed into the white\/grey prills so farmers can instantly identify authentic Yara product.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Production Hubs:<\/strong> Yara manufactures these extensively across European facilities\u2014including major plants in Sluiskil (Netherlands), Porsgrunn (Norway), and Rostock (Germany)\u2014for distribution across Europe and export worldwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reint Jelger: Can you tell me what we see here? Gemini: What you see in this macro photograph are high-purity calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) fertilizer granules. Specifically, the visual and physical characteristics displayed include: Reint Jelger: Are those sold by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/?p=1628\">Weiterlesen <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1628"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1630,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628\/revisions\/1630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}