Ostara Building Fertilizer Production Facility in Missouri
Ostara is building a new facility to produce its platform product, Crystal Green, a granular phosphate fertilizer, in the heart of the Corn Belt. Farmers are looking to increase yield…
Ostara is building a new facility to produce its platform product, Crystal Green, a granular phosphate fertilizer, in the heart of the Corn Belt. Farmers are looking to increase yield…
As nitrogen fertilizer costs and environmental concerns increase, informed fertilizer rate decisions are more important than ever. The latest modeling effort from the University of Illinois examines the role of…
As the 2022 growing season nears, rising fertilizer prices have left many farmers rethinking their application strategies. “In the past when nitrogen was a little less expensive, growers were often…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing it will support additional fertilizer production for American farmers to address rising costs, including the impact of Russia’s price hike on farmers,…
Farmers who have not yet done so are encouraged to take soil tests to determine how much fertilizer should be applied to fields for the 2022 crop year. “Proper management…
KELLY GARRETT – ARION, IOWA A fifth-generation farmer, Kelly Garrett farms corn, soybeans, and winter wheat in western Iowa. Things are starting to move now as the 2023 planting season…
The double whammy of global fertilizer supply uncertainty combined with high cash corn prices provides an incentive for farmers to fine-tune their 2023 crop nutrition practices. That’s because fertilizer prices…
As the son of a Nebraska farmer, Shawn Hock saw first-hand the challenges his father faced in controlling weeds. It’s also why he decided to pursue a Masters in Weed…
Perks of fall nitrogen (N) applications include the ability to shift some spring workload to the fall and applying N in more favorable soil conditions. However, fewer fall N applications…
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizers needed to grow cereal crops. The research comes out of the lab…