The fertilizer industry fared relatively well in 2025 after facing a perfect storm in 2024, which was plagued by a sharp decline in prices for key crop nutrients amid oversupply in the market and weak ...
Fertilizer stocks jumped after Ukraine said drones had hit two fertilizer plants in western Russia, on concerns that geopolitical tensions will affect supply chains for key crop nutrients. Drones hit ...
UC Davis researchers engineered wheat that encourages soil bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen into plant-usable fertilizer. By boosting a natural compound in the plant, the wheat triggers ...
A companion bill to the Fertilizer Research Act has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The House version, sponsored by U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA), echoes the same goal ...
If you are looking at input costs for your 2026 crops, you are probably wondering why so many of them remain stubbornly high—especially when crop prices have remained relatively low. “The bottom line ...
Mark Mueller is a fourth-generation farmer from Bremer County producing no-till corn, soybeans, alfalfa, specialty beans, forage rye and corn for silage. He serves as the Iowa Corn Growers Association ...
The Fertilizer Institute is calling for a national U.S. policy to increase domestic production of crop nutrients as farmers battle soaring input costs and turbulent global supply chains. The effort ...
Port of Benton delays Atlas Agro land sale deal for Richland carbon-free fertilizer plant. Department of Energy canceled $157M grant in 2025, raising funding and concerns. Project needs 320 megawatts, ...
September is the ideal time to apply slow-release nitrogen fertilizer to cool-season lawns. Use high-nitrogen, low-phosphorus blends to protect waterways and follow local rules. Use a spreader to ...
Surging costs for key crop nutrients that growers need could spur sharp cutbacks in fertilizer use. Prices are climbing for phosphate, crucial for plant growth, amid fear that an already difficult ...
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have developed wheat plants that stimulate the production of their own fertilizer, opening the path toward less air and water pollution worldwide and ...
UC Davis scientists have developed wheat plants that can stimulate the production of their own fertilizer. (Getty) Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have developed wheat plants that ...