Fertilizer
Biowish Technologies will be applying a further focus on its agricultural business after selling its environmental management business at the end of 2024.
Josh Linville from StoneX provides an outlook on 2025 fertilizer prices.
The enzyme in Phosforce is already in the soil but available in limited supply, and application accelerates the biochemical reactions in the soil to tap an previous unused pool of soil phosphorus.
The Fertilizer Institute’s 2024 Fertilizer Industry Economic Impact Study details the contributions of the U.S. fertilizer industry to the economy and also explains the global nature of fertilizer markets.
Nutrien focuses its business on helping feed a growing global population “from the ground up.”
We caught up with The Fertilizer Institute’s 2024 4R Advocates as they reflect on 2024, share their sustainability wins and describe how 2025 could look different.
Several companies have introduced biological technology formulated to blend with a traditional dry bulk fertilizer. This roundup gives details on the growing product category.
December might provide an opportunity. Another consideration is moving to no-till. Ferrie also addresses recouping dollars on ground that is going into solar projects.
Are you trying to dial in fertilizer costs? Prioritize soil testing, and check out a new dashboard that tracks fertilizer production, imports, prices and transportation factors.
Avoid applying anhydrous ammonia prematurely and losing its availability for next year’s corn crop. Good application decisions can save you a lot of money, time and effort.
The latest efforts in Washington D.C. could change the size of opportunity for farmers who sell their grain with a carbon intensity score.
In addition to planting soybeans early and applying fungicide, Dan Vogel puts on the appropriate amount of nutrients for the given year, instead of trying to bank nutrients or apply a two-year spread.
Limestone is a cost-effective input, often yielding the highest ROI when correcting soil pH. Soil tests reveal that low pH is a prevalent issue, affecting around 40% of Illinois farmed acres.
All substance and no flash might best describe the fertilizer strategy Wisconsin farmer Clark Riemer is banking on to fuel his 2025 corn crop.
Take a controlled, calibrated approach to the process, advises Ken Ferrie. That will help you build a framework for high yields next season and protect soil nutrient levels in the process.
Bri Osborne returned in 2019 to help her father manage their family farm, overseeing 1,000 acres and 7,000 hogs while expanding their dragline manure and spray drone businesses.
Improvements in fertilizer trading may be on the horizon.
As you begin to rein in production costs, big ticket items such as fertilizer naturally get a lot of scrutiny. Now’s the time to think through how you’ll best allocate available dollars for nutrients.
The new numbers show that net farm income will fall $6.5 billion or 4.4%. This is compared to projections released in February suggesting it would fall 26%.
There’s a big crop in the field for many Midwest growers, and it requires fuel. N supplies ears with the energy they need to add kernels all the way to their tips and to pack on weight.
The strike adds another layer of concern for ag retailers. With farmers assessing their fertilizer costs and needs this fall, this supply chain concern could add stress to an already elevated issue.
Unless labor agreements are reached, Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City will shut nearly all freight rail services in Canada at midnight on Thursday, snarling shipments of everything from wheat to fertilizer and meat.
Farmers are making the decision between buying fertilizer now amid some of the tightest crop margins ever, waiting until spring to make purchases or cutting the input all together.
A transformation is afoot at Nutrien as the company enters a new era of growth
Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer at StoneX, shares the global factors currently influencing the fertilizer market.
Tim Laatsch, Koch Agronomic Services director of agronomy for North America, says high quality inputs can make all the difference in an operation’s bottom line.
A new 75,000-square-foot green ammonia fertilizer production and distribution facility is online in Boone, Iowa. The modular plant creates 82-0-0 anhydrous ammonia from air, sun, and water.
The first of the company’s Prime product line, Envelix is a biological mixed into granular fertilizer before application to allow for simple integration into a grower’s established practices.
The grants are intended to increase domestic fertilizer production, strengthen competition and lower costs for U.S. farmers.
2024 Farm Journal Corn and Soybean College: Learn How to Ride the Waves of Farming’s Economic Cycles
This year’s program focuses on practices growers can use to thrive and keep their farms on track. Make plans to join Ken Ferrie and team for the event, which is slated for July 23 and 24 near Heyworth, Ill.