Fertilizer
Take a controlled, calibrated approach to the process, advises Ken Ferrie. That will help you build a framework for high yields next season and protect soil nutrient levels in the process.
“In this market, there’s a lot of risk from the farm gates to the retail side. So more conversation goes along way this year,” Josh Linville says.
According to the team at Heartland Ag Solutions, taking the time now to prep equipment for spring is vital.
“If we don’t engage well digitally, we’re just another white pickup,” says K.C. Graner, CFS senior vice president.
For the sixth year, Farm Journal has conducted a survey to gauge farmer use of online crop input purchasing tools. Here’s what we found.
Here’s an overview of some developments that have changed products to be not your father’s fertilizer.
Historic prices of fertilizer have farmers looking for alternative solutions in 2022. Here are four possibilities that one day may change the way agriculture thinks about N.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management approved the Caldwell Canyon Mine located in Idaho in 2019.
As you begin to rein in production costs, big ticket items such as fertilizer naturally get a lot of scrutiny. Now’s the time to think through how you’ll best allocate available dollars for nutrients.
The new numbers show that net farm income will fall $6.5 billion or 4.4%. This is compared to projections released in February suggesting it would fall 26%.
There’s a big crop in the field for many Midwest growers, and it requires fuel. N supplies ears with the energy they need to add kernels all the way to their tips and to pack on weight.
In 2024, the team at Stutsmans are celebrating 90 years in business. This achievement is notable for many reasons.
New products and solutions are being announced for the 2025 growing season from companies including Biolevel, CHS and Sound Agriculture.
The facility, located in Randolph, Minn., has a 40,000 sq. ft. footprint and can house 20,000 tonnes of dry fertilizer as well as 65 rail cars.
The strike adds another layer of concern for ag retailers. With farmers assessing their fertilizer costs and needs this fall, this supply chain concern could add stress to an already elevated issue.
These four individuals are being recognized for their exceptional commitment to implementing fertilizer management practices based on the principles of 4R Nutrient Stewardship.
Unless labor agreements are reached, Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City will shut nearly all freight rail services in Canada at midnight on Thursday, snarling shipments of everything from wheat to fertilizer and meat.
Farmers are making the decision between buying fertilizer now amid some of the tightest crop margins ever, waiting until spring to make purchases or cutting the input all together.
After a devastating fire on Oct. 23, 2022, the team at Wilbur-Ellis rallied around its Moses Lake, Washington colleagues and customers.
Lejeune Aerial Applications’ Crew, USA Rice and NAAA hosted USDA and EPA officials to demonstrate the techniques, experience and technology used to aerially apply pesticides and other inputs needed for rice production.
A transformation is afoot at Nutrien as the company enters a new era of growth
Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer at StoneX, shares the global factors currently influencing the fertilizer market.
Rantizo receives swarming and night flying approvals, The Anderson’s and The American Seed Trade Association announce leadership changes.
Tim Laatsch, Koch Agronomic Services director of agronomy for North America, says high quality inputs can make all the difference in an operation’s bottom line.
A new 75,000-square-foot green ammonia fertilizer production and distribution facility is online in Boone, Iowa. The modular plant creates 82-0-0 anhydrous ammonia from air, sun, and water.
The first of the company’s Prime product line, Envelix is a biological mixed into granular fertilizer before application to allow for simple integration into a grower’s established practices.
The grants are intended to increase domestic fertilizer production, strengthen competition and lower costs for U.S. farmers.
Veronica Nigh, senior economist at The Fertilizer Institute, shares the indexes she’s watching to gauge the direction of the global fertilizer markets.
2024 Farm Journal Corn and Soybean College: Learn How to Ride the Waves of Farming’s Economic Cycles
This year’s program focuses on practices growers can use to thrive and keep their farms on track. Make plans to join Ken Ferrie and team for the event, which is slated for July 23 and 24 near Heyworth, Ill.
In one bizarre blink, guano ruled U.S. agriculture and the world.