May 27
Federal officials gathered at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) headquarters to detail short- and long-term initiatives to expand domestic fertilizer production. Reporting for the USDA from Washington, D.C., Rod Bain shared updates on significant regulatory adjustments and financial investments aimed at bringing fertilizer manufacturing back to American soil. The World’s Largest Ammonia Plant Slated …
May 08
In a recent discussion at The Fertilizer Institute, Farm Director KC Sheperd sat down with Chris Glen to discuss the current landscape of the fertilizer industry. As the spring planting season approaches, the conversation focused on the industry’s efforts to ensure growers have the crop nutrients they need to maintain the nation’s food and fuel …
Apr 06
Fertilizer markets are currently facing renewed volatility as agricultural producers navigate shifting price trends and geopolitical tensions. While recent global conflicts have drawn significant attention, market analysts note that the upward trend in prices for essential inputs like anhydrous ammonia began much earlier, driven by domestic factors such as supply chain disruptions from Hurricane Ida. …
Mar 11
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 …
Jan 09
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 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
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 …
