John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Commodities, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Research, Fertilizer, Coronavirus/COVID,
Report analyzes record-high fertilizer prices - AgriLife Today
Farmers and economists are wringing their hands on how to get a handle on record-high fertilizer prices heading into the 2022 crop year.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, Fertilizer, Trade (Commodities),
New Economic Analysis Has Farmers Raising Concerns about Looming Tariffs on Nitrogen Fertilizers
(January 12, 2022)– A new economic analysis released today by researchers at Texas A&M University has corn growers raising concerns that pending tariffs on nitrogen fertilizers will create shortages and cause prices to increase even more for farmers, according to the National Corn Growers Association. “As part of this study, we conducted an historical analysis going back to 1980 and found that fertilizer costs tend to go up when corn revenues increase,” lead researcher Joe Outlaw, Ph.D., noted. “Notably, these prices tend to go up exponentially even after accounting for natural gas prices and higher demand.” The study notes that the price of one type of nitrogen fertilizer, called anhydrous ammonia, increased by $688 per ton – $86,000 for a 1,000-acre farm – from the end of 2020 through the end of October 2021. “On our farm, we’re seeing prices three times higher than last year for our nitrogen fertilizer,” said Randy Poll, president of the Michigan Corn Growers Association. “In some instances, our suppliers are unable to guarantee that there will even be enough product available. These price increases are not sustainable for Michigan farmers.” The study has farmers raising concerns about a petition by CF Industries, one of the country’s major nitrogen producers, with U.S. International Trade Commission to impose tariffs on nitrogen fertilizers imported from Trinidad & Tobago and Russia. The U.S. Department of Commerce has since released a preliminary finding recommending tariffs, despite strong outcry from farm groups. “The proposed tariffs will create shortages and drive our costs up even higher,” Iowa farmer and National Corn Growers Association President Chris Edgington said. “They will add insult to injury and impose a financial hardship on family farms.” This academic study verifies that nitrogen prices erode profitability for family farms, Edgington said. “Our request is simple,” he said. “We’re just asking that these companies keep us out of their trade disputes, ...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Dairy, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Fertilizer,
On-farm dry manure bedding management: Goals and pitfalls
Taking steps to minimize bacteria in manure solids used for bedding is beneficial for milk quality and herd health.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Soybeans, Fertilizer,
The Difference Sulfur Makes in Soybeans - United Soybean Board
Sulfur plays many important roles in soybean plants, from helping with nitrogen uptake to formation of essential amino acids.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Fertilizer,
Looking at the State of the World/Agriculture
The 2021 Mid America CropLife Association annual meeting featured much discussion on the supply chain and global economics.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Fertilizer, Ag Russia & CIS,
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JAMES MSASA
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture Global, Fertilizer, Ag Innovation, Ag Startups & Financing, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture, Agronomy,
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Fertilizer, AgriBusiness,
Farmers ask U.S. Justice Department to investigate fertilizer price spikes | Agweek
The group, which has more than 6,000 farmer and rural members, alleges fertilizer companies are setting prices “not based on basic supply and demand, but rather on the price the farmer is paid for their commodity crops.”
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Corn/Maize, Fertilizer,
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Soil Health, Sustainability, Fertilizer,
Microbial Secrets: How Soil Microbes Make Free Fertilizer (They Won't Teach You This in Ag School) — Ramblin Farmers
It wasn't long ago that I was sitting in an auditorium listening to a professor drag on and on about NPK and fertilizers supposedly "essential" for crop growth. Now, I've learned that they had it all wrong. There are billions of microscopic bugs beneath in the soil that have been “fertiliz
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