As the war in Iran continues to upend global fertilizer markets, Illinois Democratic Rep. Eric Sorensen introduced a bipartisan bill and submitted a farm bill amendment to provide USDA grants and ...

As the war in Iran upends international cargo shipping and the financial burden of countervailing duties lingers on, an overwhelming majority of surveyed U.S. farmers say they cannot afford to ...

Farmers have been hit by spiking fertilizer and fuel prices as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran disrupts global trade and supplies, but a North Dakota ag group is trying to work on a long-term solution ...

photo credit: Arkansas Farm Bureau, used with permission. Among farmers and ranchers, very few topics are being discussed as much as the skyrocketing cost of fertilizer and increasing concerns ...

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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 ...