"It's just another punch" as planting season has Texas farms paying more for diesel and natural gas-reliant nitrogen ...

In this research plot at the MU Bradford Research Farm, soil has been fertilized with pig manure to study its effect on corn yields and soil health. Corn, one of the most common crops grown in the ...

Geopolitical turmoil is driving fertilizer prices up 30%, forcing tough crop choices, former USDA chief economist Seth Meyer ...

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Justice Department probes fertilizer giants as farmers face rising costs. Corn growers demand action on price hikes and ...

The Iran war is causing a spike in fertilizer and fuel prices; timing 'couldn't be worse' as spring planting nears and the ag ...

Corn is a key source of biofuel. Fertilizing it releases a potent greenhouse gas into the air, so the federal government had approved research to grow the crop with less nitrogen. The funding is now ...

Mother Nature wraps every kernel of seed corn in a thin protective coat, called the pericarp. It covers the seed like skin, providing a first line of defense against soil pathogens, pests and ...