Scientists at UC Davis have developed wheat plants that stimulate the production of their own fertilizer, opening the path toward less air and water pollution worldwide and lower costs for farmers.
Global supply issues and export restrictions are driving fertilizer costs higher. Expert Josh Linville shares strategies to reduce input expense.
As Ukraine continues to fight against Russian forces, experts warned of potential fallout for the U.S. agriculture industry. On Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military ...
MINNEAPOLIS – Russian sanctions are now hurting American farmers in a big way. Russia’s responsible for a large chunk of the fertilizer market — and Moscow is no longer willing to sell to the West.
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech is moving to lower the price of groceries for generations to come by finding a new way to make fertilizer. This work comes from a grant Texas Tech received in August ...
Wheat is the most widely planted crop on Earth by land mass, with 217 million hectares (536 million acres) — an area the size of Greenland — devoted to it. Most large-scale production of wheat relies ...
Worldwide, wheat is the No. 2 cereal crop by yield and takes the biggest share of nitrogen fertilizer, using about 18 percent of the total. Globally, more than 800 million tons of fertilizer were ...