KANSAS CITY — Fertilizer may have been thought of by some as a four-letter word in the past, but this year that word is H-E-L-P due to tight supplies and soaring prices. Supplies, or lack thereof, are ...

In paddy field, flood-and-drain cycles produce variations in reduced and oxidized environments, which are appropriate habitats for a wide variety of microorganisms. Nitrogen (N) fertilization drives ...

Even though fertilizer prices have softened from the record highs seen earlier this year, they are still at historic levels. Last year, farmers who bought nitrogen fertilizer early received lower ...

USDA unveiled additional plans to help boost domestic fertilizer production including $500 million in grants. In an announcement Monday, the plan aims to bring more of the critical input sourcing ...

Higher natural gas prices and trade policies push fertilizer costs up again threatening already tight farm profit margins.

Fertilizer is one of the quiet workhorses of the global food system, yet it is also a major driver of climate pollution. The emerging evidence is that if governments price the emissions from ...

Minnesota updates fall nitrogen fertilizer restrictions map, adding Belle Plaine and removing Pine River DWSMAs; farmers ...

URBANA, Ill. -- In a recent study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, researchers tested whether modern high-yielding soybeans benefit from nitrogen fertilizer, with results suggesting ...