U.S. Farmers are in Crisis. Iran War Is Not Helping
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The Iran war is causing a spike in fertilizer and fuel prices; timing 'couldn't be worse' as spring planting nears and the ag slump continues.
While USDA predicts a shift to soybeans, spiking input costs and Middle East supply gaps have Northern growers weighing corn’s yield potential against a volatile fertilizer market.
Justice Department probes fertilizer giants as farmers face rising costs. Corn growers demand action on price hikes and market concentration issues.
Geopolitical turmoil is driving fertilizer prices up 30%, forcing tough crop choices, former USDA chief economist Seth Meyer told Fortune. “A bad decision this year could be pretty costly.”
The proposed ammonia facility could produce roughly 12,000 tons annually, supplying between 80% and 100% of Central Farm Service's ammonia demand.
In this research plot at the MU Bradford Research Farm, soil has been fertilized with pig manure to study its effect on corn yields and soil health. Corn, one of the most common crops grown in the Midwest, requires a lot of fertilizer, which can have ...
Corn is a key source of biofuel. Fertilizing it releases a potent greenhouse gas into the air, so the federal government had approved research to grow the crop with less nitrogen. The funding is now paused. Scientists in the Midwest and Great Plains were ...
Mother Nature wraps every kernel of seed corn in a thin protective coat, called the pericarp. It covers the seed like skin, providing a first line of defense against soil pathogens, pests and microorganisms. The seed pericarp also regulates water ...
The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by about 1.2% per year for the past three decades, a trend driven by higher yields and wetter springs, according to a new study.