Potash
Having a soil pH in the neutral to 6.8 range across corn acres can help growers get the best performance from their fertility program — achieving higher yields with better ROI.
Among the independent field agronomists’ recommendations: Address your No. 1 yield-limiting factor, employ the 5% rule and fix soil pH.
“There might be ways for farmers to become more efficient with fertilizer while maintaining yield, but only by carefully analyzing each farm, field and soil management zone,” says Ken Ferrie. He shares 4 tips to cut fertilizer with confidence.
The grower currently broadcast applies P and K ahead of planting but is considering moving to strip-till applications like he uses in corn.
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.
Nutrien focuses its business on helping feed a growing global population “from the ground up.”
Catch up on recent headlines from AMVAC, Intrepid Potash and the Illinois Soybean Association.
As Hurricane Milton heads toward Tampa, Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer at StoneX, shares what it means for the phosphate market.
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.
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.
Experts are watching global dynamics to understand the input market’s longer-term outlook in the U.S. Among their top concerns are geopolitics, weather and low supply.
ICIS senior fertilizer editor Mark Milam shares that while the fertilizer market appears to be in good shape at the moment, there are a couple of important trends moving forward this spring.
Josh Linville, director of fertilizer at StoneX, talks fundamentals in the fertilizer market.
Ken Ferrie is seeing potassium deficiency in corn this season because of dry soil conditions. It’s easy to confuse with a nitrogen deficiency and even the carbon penalty and ugly corn syndrome.
Low Mississippi River water levels are a concern for moving inputs like fertilizer. The worry comes as Florida, a key fertilizer-producing state, cleans up after Hurricane Ian. What will the fertilizer price impact be?
Citing the uncertainty of supply from eastern Europe, Nutrien is accelerating the ramp-up of its annual potash production by more than 5 million tonnes, or 40%, compared to production in 2020.
On Wednesday, Nutrien said it plans to increase potash output by nearly 1 million tonnes this year to about 15 million tonnes.
DEVELOPING: There’s a new issue getting inputs after the only potash mine in Belarus declared a force majeure.
Nutrien Ltd, the world’s biggest potash miner, could boost production by up to 29% in coming years, depending on any sanctions facing rival producers
There’s a leadership shuffle at Nutrien corporate.
Josh Linville says “It’s it’s a good step for 2022 to start with. But it’s just it’s a solid first step is all it is.”
There doesn’t appear to be much price relief on the horizon. Product availability could be limited as well, based on what China and Europe are experiencing.
For almost 10 years, Nutrien has provided the eKonomics tools to help retailers and growers have conversations around optimizing their agronomic decisions, and it’s now expanded to be available on a mobile app.
If the Michigan project continues on pace, the company would break ground this fall with the facility being completed in the next three years.
This had been a potential outcome discussed in early February as the company sought out “optimizing production.”