CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — The 2024 U.S. presidential election ended two weeks ago with Donald Trump reclaiming the White House. 59% of Central Illinois voters voted for Trump and his running mate J.D.

Surging costs for key crop nutrients that growers need could spur sharp cutbacks in fertilizer use. Prices are climbing for phosphate, crucial for plant growth, amid fear that an already difficult ...

The fertilizer industry and a raft of farm groups are backing legislation that would add phosphate and potash to the list of minerals considered “critical” to U.S. national security, arguing that too ...

FARGO -- With spring and planting around the corner, farmers and grain elevators are faced with warnings about fertilizer shortages -- another potential crisis in which railroads play a part. Recent ...

CATAWISSA, Pa. — When it comes to farming, fertilizer is essential. But as of last month, commercial fertilizer prices reached a record high, more than doubling the prices of last year. "We're seeing ...

Iowa agriculture groups are calling on President Joe Biden to lift tariffs on fertilizer products, which the groups say are driving up prices and hurting farmers and consumers. In a letter this week, ...

Gary and Barb Lewis pose in a field of the Bio-Agtive-grown peas on their farm in Pincher Creek, Alberta The Bio-Agtive system runs diesel exhaust through a cooler and conditioner to the tractor’s air ...

Matt Brincks’ Iowa farm is home to an eye-popping see-saw. In the past decade, his average yields have climbed 30 bushels in corn and 12 bushels in soybeans—all while his fertilizer use has dipped by ...

You cannot raise crops without fertilizer. You cannot grow strong wheat, sorghum or corn if your soil does not have what it ...

On farms across the country, it's fertilizer that grows the crops that keep grocery shelves stocked and small towns alive. But fertilizer also contains chemicals that can leach into nearby drinking ...