Nitrogen
Josh Linville says tight nitrogen supplies, rising demand and global disruptions to sulfur supplies are keeping pressure on fertilizer markets, even if tensions in the Strait of Hormuz ease.
The collaboration adds Bayer’s formulation, field testing and commercialization to engineered corn microbes that wait for the root, then switch on. CEO Tim Schnabel puts a commercial product around 2029.
With global supply, production costs and geopolitics all in flux, corn and soybean growers face a tough call on how much of their 2027 crop inputs to price this fall.
If crops showed yellow stress before knee-high, surface inhibitors or the wrong nutrient form were likely to blame. Ken Ferrie explains how choosing the right fertilizer forms and why banded placement delivers twice the horsepower.
Blaming monopolies for high fertilizer costs misses the real culprit: complex global supply chains. Fighting costs requires open dialogue, not endless lawsuits.
Two Midwest farmers share how ongoing cost pressures are reshaping their approach to harvest and planning for 2027.
Sound Agriculture adds seed treatment to its product portfolio, with nutrient use efficiency in focus.
Warm fall conditions could push back the window for safe, effective anhydrous and manure applications across parts of the Midwest, says Iowa State agronomist.