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On average, ag aviation makes at least one application to approximately 127 million crop acres, or one-third of the cropland in the U.S.
“The sourcing from international markets has become mandatory. It’s more likely that things will get expensive than change,” says Jim DiLisi of Fanwood Chemical.
A small group of farmers had the chance to meet with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s team last week. They described the conversation as enlightening and eye-opening, but their biggest takeaway was how open Kennedy’s team was to hearing their point of view.
In 2023, the U.S. imported nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer products valued at more than $10 billion, and of that more than half came from Canada.
With a career focusing in nutrient management, earlier this winter Tom Snipes became CEO of fertilizer breakout company Ostara as it continues to expand the footprint with its Crystal Green fertilizer.
With this year’s spraying season quickly approaching, there are a few steps you can take now to prepare for the busy months ahead. One of them includes preparing a kit of items you will need during applications.
“When applied with synthetic nitrogen, it is optimized by 50%, so in other words rates can be reduced–dramatically,” Darin Moon says. “It’s a monstrous claim. We aren’t throwing that number out lightly.”
Farmers will need to be able to show farm records, receipts, delivery tickets, and any as-applied maps. Geo-stamp photos will also be required to prove the use of no-till and cover crops.
“This idea of ever going back to a period of non-compliance like we had, I don’t think would be appropriate or ever acceptable,” says Kyle Kunkler, director of government affairs at the American Soybean Association.
How to turn gravel into gold: Meet Jordan Caldwell, a composting king hellbent on ROI.
Keenali Complete and Keenali GR are the names FMC has selected for its two Dodhylex-based herbicides (tetflupyrolimet). The company anticipates introducing the herbicides as early as 2027 and 2028 for farmers’ use, pending EPA approval.
The introduction of N-Finity is an extension of Nutrien’s “purpose-built approach” to biologicals, and it brings three ways to improve nitrogen management in a single product and application.
A recent AgWeb poll asked farmers where they plan to cut costs. Equipment purchases topped the list, but farmers also plan to scale back on fertilizer rates, use more generic products and reduce tillage or field passes.
Catch up on recent headlines in the ag retail industry.
Josh Linville from StoneX provides an outlook on 2025 fertilizer prices.
The enzyme in Phosforce is already in the soil but available in limited supply, and application accelerates the biochemical reactions in the soil to tap an previous unused pool of soil phosphorus.
BioBoost and Hopper Throttle Maxstax Soybean will both be available in 2025.
BASF’s Scott Kay uncovers the details on how to deliver on farmer yield goals while respecting lower commodity prices, elevated production costs, and interest rates.
The Fertilizer Institute’s 2024 Fertilizer Industry Economic Impact Study details the contributions of the U.S. fertilizer industry to the economy and also explains the global nature of fertilizer markets.
Catch up on recent headlines from AMVAC, Intrepid Potash and the Illinois Soybean Association.
“Nexus takes the foundational power of AgVend to the next level by serving as the “App Store” for our Partner Retailers,” says Alexander Reichert.
Several companies have introduced biological technology formulated to blend with a traditional dry bulk fertilizer. This roundup gives details on the growing product category.
“In hockey, like retail, the puck’s always moving, and to stay ahead of the puck, you have to skate to where the puck is going. For me, this whole move to FBN was about skating to where the puck was going,” says Dean Williams.
Deer are feasting on crops at unprecedented rates as the No. 1 economic pest in some farm regions.
In the third quarter, farm income and loan repayment rates weakened.
Purchase one of three available bundles (one corn and two soybean) and receive free glyphosate or glufosinate. Plus 0% financing. That’s the offer Conduit is putting in front of farmers Nov. 25 to Dec. 2.
Vipan Kumar, associate professor of weed science at Cornell, documented a synergistic effect for greater control of kochia resistant to multiple herbicide classes.
“Day in and day out, InterLock has performed,” says Eric Spandl, Senior Manager of Product Development, WinField United.
“We are offering coverages in a way that has never existed before,” Vishaal Bhuyan says.
Tiger-Sul, which has produced sulfur bentonite, micronutrient-enhanced sulfur and other crop performance products since the 1960s, was previously owned by Platte River Equity.