Analysts believe the world’s farmers face soaring fertilizer and fuel prices as the war in the Middle East escalates, leaving some scrambling for supplies as the spring planting season approaches. According to a report in Reuters- “Prices in the United States, which imports much of its fertilizer needs despite a large domestic industry, rose at …
Tag: fertilizer
Jan 09
Soil Testing Data Highlights Key Nutrient Deficiencies
Growers are heading into another season of tight margins with fertilizer prices still elevated, making data-driven fertility decisions more important than ever. In a conversation between Oklahoma Farm Reports, Maci Carter, and Derek Emerine of Helena, Emerine shared insights from one of the largest soil and tissue data sets the company has ever analyzed, offering …
Dec 04
Geopolitics, Tariffs, and the Unpredictable Fertilizer Market
Geopolitics, Tariffs, and the Unpredictable Fertilizer Market The current state of the fertilizer market is one of daily fluctuation and global complexity, according to Veronica Nigh, Chief Economist for The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), who spoke with Farm Director KC Sheperd. Addressing the mixed reports of rising and falling fertilizer prices, Nigh offered a characteristic explanation: …
Oct 06
The Planting Puzzle: Insights on Early Soybeans and Fertilizer Response
Crop Scientist Connor Sible shared key agronomic findings with Farm Broadcaster Todd Gleason, on soybean and corn management, emphasizing the critical relationship between planting dates and fertilizer effectiveness, and providing advice as the harvest season approaches. The Value of Early Soybean Planting The discussion highlighted the strategy of prioritizing soybeans for early planting, often before …
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