04/12/2022 SOURCE: www.richmondobserver.com
RALEIGH — Farmers across the country, including North Carolina, are “taking it on the chin” when it comes to diesel and fertilizer prices, which have risen to unprecedented levels. The U.S. is depende...
The Richmond Observer - Rising prices of fertilizer and diesel affecting farmers
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04/11/2022 SOURCE: www.themainemonitor.org
As Maine generates more food-based compost, it should reduce throwaway packaging to minimize chemical contamination.
Soil health depends on clean compost, and that requires changes
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Crop Consultant, Water, Sustainability, Fertilizer,
How Do We Solve The Problem Of Agricultural Nutrient Runoff?
Agricultural runoff from Midwestern farms is a major contributor to a vast “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico. Nitrogen, phosphorous and other farm nutrients drain into the Mississippi River, which empties into the Gulf, spurring algae to overpopulate and suffocating other aquatic life. Illinois is a main culprit in this ongoing environmental blight.
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03/24/2022 SOURCE: www.courierpress.com
USDA announced $250 million investment to bolster domestic fertilizer production as prices skyrocket due to Russia’s price hike, limited supplies, high energy costs, high global demand and grain prices.
USDA grants may help Indiana farmers move on from foreign fertilizer, spur U.S. production
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Fertilizer, Food Security/Shortage,
“Global Food Crisis” Possible- – “No Precedent Even Close to This Since World War II”
Writing on the front page of today's New York Times, Jack Nicas reported that, "The war in Ukraine has delivered a shock to global energy markets. Now the planet is facing a deeper crisis: a shortage of food."
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Team AgWiki
Topics: Fertilizer, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,
The CEO of one of the world's biggest fertilizer companies says there will be a food crisis because of the war in Ukraine and the question is just 'how large' it will be
Russia accounted for almost a fifth of 2021 fertilizer exports, according to Trade Data Monitor and Bloomberg Green Markets.
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03/21/2022 SOURCE: www.nytimes.com
A critical share of the world’s food and fertilizer is stuck in Russia and Ukraine, sending global prices soaring and foreshadowing a rise in world hunger.
Ukraine War Threatens to Cause a Global Food Crisis
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Economics, Equipment/Machinery, Fertilizer,
https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/11291-make-sure-your-gauge-wheels-are-shimmed-correctly
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03/14/2022 SOURCE: newsinfo.inquirer.net
RIO DE JANEIRO — Agricultural powerhouse Brazil is nervously watching the impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine, uncertain whether the upside — an expected boost to Brazil’s corn exports — will outweigh the hit to its crucial fertilizer imports. Brazil, a top exporter of agricultural products including beef, chicken, soy and corn, stands to gain […]
Agriculture giant Brazil nervously eyes Ukraine war | Inquirer News
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Fertilizer, Ag Russia & CIS, Ag Europe, Government / Policies,
Ukraine bans fertilizer exports – agriculture ministry
The Ukrainian agriculture ministry says the ban would help 'to maintain balance in the domestic market'
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