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 ...

Scientists discovered a small protein region that determines whether plants reject or welcome nitrogen-fixing bacteria. By tweaking only two amino acids, they converted a defensive receptor into one ...

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 ...

AUTAZES, Brazil—In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, workers are preparing to dig a vertical shaft as wide as a subway tunnel half a mile down into the ground. It isn’t gold or oil hidden here in a ...

The United States Department of Energy on Oct. 29 closed on a $1.5 billion loan to support Indiana's first fertilizer plant in West Terre Haute. The Wabash Valley Resources coal-powered ammonia ...

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 ...

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The relative price measure for anhydrous compared to the corn price may have peaked in 2021, but remains at an elevated level. Fertilizer prices aren’t at historic highs, but relative to last year’s ...

The proper timing of gardening work has a real impact on getting the desired results. One of the challenges of gardening in southeast Louisiana (or anywhere) is learning when activities like planting, ...