Corn is a crop that wants a lot of water and nutrients to grow strong and healthy and to provide a bumper harvest of juicy cobs. These popular and statuesque plants are simple to grow, yet you do need ...

Before you start applying fertilizer in spring, it's crucial to know how much to add, what type to select, and what plants ...

As with most tasks on the farm, timing is everything. But in addressing a nitrogen deficiency in corn, when is only half the equation — the other major consideration is how and which nitrogen ...

This has led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow shipping channel through which roughly 25% of the global trade in nitrogen passes. Farmers who have not already purchased their nitrogen ...

"It's just another punch" as planting season has Texas farms paying more for diesel and natural gas-reliant nitrogen ...

In this research plot at the MU Bradford Research Farm, soil has been fertilized with pig manure to study its effect on corn yields and soil health. Corn, one of the most common crops grown in the ...

URBANA, Ill. — Corn growers seeking to increase the amount of nitrogen taken up by their crop can adjust many aspects of fertilizer application, but recent studies from the University of Illinois ...

As the five-year sunset review begins, corn growers are urging regulators to scrap phosphate duties they say have restricted ...

Justice Department probes fertilizer giants as farmers face rising costs. Corn growers demand action on price hikes and ...