Grain futures closed mostly higher Tuesday following the USDA reports. Arlan Suderman with StoneX some of the support in the grains came from money flow with the rally in the crude oil market and ...

USDA’s early projections indicated nearly 5 million fewer acres of corn in the U.S. this year and 4 million more acres of soybeans. However, with fertilizer prices spiking and questions about supplies ...

Too much fertilizer disrupts the hidden world of soil-dwelling microbes that were sustaining healthy crops long before synthetic fertilizer was invented.

A third-generation corn and soybean farmer said the escalating cost of fertilizer and fuel is "problematic" to his business, ...

Soybean and corn futures rise due to US-Iran tensions and higher energy costs. Crude oil reaching a new all-time high by ...

Brazil is the world's largest producer of soybeans and one of the reasons is the incorporation of bio-inputs, microorganisms that promote biological nitrogen fixation. Without this practice, this ...

The United States and Brazil — the world’s two largest country‑level fertilizer importers — “should step up efforts to expand domestic fertilizer production” to reduce exposure to global shocks, ...

More U.S. farmers are shifting to planting soybeans this year, a less fertilizer-intense crop than corn at a time when fertilizer costs are surging because of the war in Iran. American farmers intend ...

Soaring fertilizer prices in wake of the Iran war are testing the patience of farmers. Growers are making last-minute changes to planting plans due to higher costs. A cutback in fertilizer ...

We’re in constant communications with our suppliers to see what the costs would be even when we’re not planting,” she said.

AMES, Iowa – Over the typical two-year rotation of corn and soybeans most Iowa farmers use, 40% of nitrous oxide emissions are in the soybean year, according to a new study by an Iowa State University ...

A new $500 million USDA program aims to boost domestic fertilizer production to help struggling farmers.