It cost 22% more than late last year — “the highest price I ever had to pay.” The U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran, and Tehran’s retaliation across the Middle East, have disrupted supplies of fertilizer,

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 ...

URBANA, Ill. — Corn growers seeking to increase the amount of nitrogen taken up by their crop can adjust many aspects of fertilizer application, but recent studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign show those tweaks don’t do much to ...

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.

The proposed ammonia facility could produce roughly 12,000 tons annually, supplying between 80% and 100% of Central Farm Service's ammonia demand.