War with Iran sends commodity markets into chaos as corn and soybeans rally while fertilizer costs explode higher across global markets.

The Iran conflict is disrupting fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, raising supply concerns and potentially increasing global food inflation.

The situation in Iran drove fertilizer prices higher this week while raising shortage fears. Analysts warn higher input costs ...

It cost 22% more than late last year — “the highest price I ever had to pay.” The U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran, ...

Yield gains, denser stands, and improved nitrogen-use efficiency signal broad value across commodity, horticultural, ...

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 ...

Middle East tensions are adding uncertainty to fertilizer markets at the start of the U.S. planting season. Farmers are ...

In this video from K-State Research and Extension, agronomist Dorivar Ruiz Diaz explains the benefit of applying starter fertilizers when planting corn. Starter fertilizers refer to a method of ...

In this Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 photo, a central Illinois corn farmer begins to harvest this years crops of corn in Pleasant Plains, Ill. Wet, cool conditions across much of Illinois have put farmers ...

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 ...