ROME — Market transparency is crucial when it comes to trade in fertilizers since reduced availability and accessibility, interruption of supply chains and soaring prices jeopardize farmers’ ability to grow food and push more people to the brink of hunger, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said at a special event of the World Food Forum. The […]

WASHINGTON — Many of us who enjoy gardening or grow plants in pots on the balcony use fertilizers that are characterized as “enhanced.” They may have descriptions like “improved nutrient uptake,” “6 months feeding” and “feed and forget.” We use the fertilizer to provide extra nutrients to the plants we grow. The March 15th Soils Matter blog reviews […]

ST. LOUIS — 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 […]

ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos recently announced the collection of 230,000 pounds of pesticides and chemical waste at two CleanSweepNY events this year. The first collection event, held during the week of May 10, included counties in the Hudson Valley (DEC Region 3), and the second event […]

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Golden Harvest has announced the launch of “We’re All Ears” — a new podcast miniseries with episodes releasing weekly throughout harvest 2021. Farmers can tune in this fall to gain insights on local, national and global topics in agriculture to help them plan for the 2022 season and beyond. Through conversations with […]