The relative price measure for anhydrous compared to the corn price may have peaked in 2021, but remains at an elevated level. Fertilizer prices aren’t at historic highs, but relative to last year’s ...

If you shop for fertilizer in Connecticut this fall, you will see some labels missing from the shelves and more paperwork behind the ones that remain. The reason is new state rules targeting certain ...

Eduardo Blumwald, center, is a distinguished professor in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences. Lab members Hiromi Tajima, left, and Akhilesh Yadav are among those who have been working to ...

The European Union opened an investigation into urea imports from Russia after fertilizer producers in the bloc complained the shipments undercut market prices. Lobby group Fertilizers Europe alleged ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Land restoration in Burkina Faso’s Centre-Ouest and Kadiogo regions is women’s work. Here, women have made fertilizer trees their indispensable ...

Surging costs for key crop nutrients that growers need could spur sharp cutbacks in fertilizer use. Prices are climbing for phosphate, crucial for plant growth, amid fear that an already difficult ...

Scientists show that nanoscale selenium can reduce fertilizer use by 30%, improve rice nutrition, and lower greenhouse gases. (Nanowerk News) The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 ...

The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 billion people around the world—comes with extremely high environmental, climate and economic costs. This may be about to change, thanks to ...

Have you heard of using cricket shells to improve crop yields? If so, you’ve heard of biostimulants. These natural materials, designed to nurture plant health, have become more popular recently, ...

Fertilizer costs are having a bigger and bigger impact on farm budgets. In the lead-up to the 2022 crop year, fertilizer prices surged to record highs, driven by tight global supplies, energy shocks ...

photo credit: Arkansas Farm Bureau, used with permission. As input costs continue to put a strain on farmers’ bottom lines, a concerning trend has emerged for fertilizer prices. Mike Davis takes a ...

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Khosla Ventures LLC are among investors providing a fresh round of funding for a startup that makes fertilizer from ground almond shells. Fremont-based Nitricity, ...