Chet Edinger had already bought most of the fertilizer for his corn and soybean farm last year, but on Monday morning, with war breaking out in the Middle East, he rushed to secure a last few ...

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has put a choke hold on the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway, leading fuel prices to skyrocket ...

Sanctions have disrupted sales of fertilizer and crops from Russia. Many Western banks and traders are steering clear of ...

“Can I replace some of my nitrogen in corn this spring with urea?” The farmer on the phone asks Ken Ferrie. “The short answer is yes – especially on wheat acres going to corn,” says Ferrie, Farm ...

As war pinches shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and drives up the cost of urea, growers are pivoting to soybeans — a crop that’s not hungry for the widely used nitrogen fertilizer. Unlike other ...

Federal Trade Commission says it's investigating rise in fertilizer prices that Iowa Corn Growers Association says has famers at 'breaking point.' ...

Global urea prices have surged since the start of the conflict, as nearly 45% of global supplies transiting through the ...

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 ...

There is a wide variation in the number of crop producers across the United States that had all of their 2026 fertilizer needs already booked and paid for prior to the initiation of the current U.S.

Fertilizer prices have risen quickly, and the National Corn Growers Association is warning that new tariffs on imports could make the situation even worse for farmers. Price spikes for nitrogen ...