Russ Quinn

Retail urea prices dropped an average of 6% compared to last month, the largest price change of the eight major fertilizers tracked by DTN. It continues a long-running trend toward lower prices.

Weather challenges in recent years have caused hay prices to climb fairly high. Prices could climb even higher this spring as the supply starts to lessen, according to experts.

Average retail prices for all but one fertilizer were lower for the week including the last two days of 2019 and first few days of 2020. The starter fertilizer 10-34-0 had a minor price increase from a month ago.

A strong rebound in global fertilizer demand is expected in 2020, led by more acres planted in the U.S. Despite that general trend, China is seeing its nutrient demand share falling.

Average retail prices for all eight of the major fertilizers were slightly lower again in the fourth week of December 2019.

Global fertilizer demand is increasing as the world's farmers attempt to feed an ever-increasing world population. Some areas of the world see increasing supplies, such as urea capacity in India, while other areas see fertilizer...

Much like the outlook for other nutrients, the world sulfur market appears balanced as it heads into 2020. However, several possible challenges in the coming year could change this situation.

Despite weather issues in the United States in 2019, global phosphorus fertilizer consumption is increasing. Countries such as India and several African countries have seen increases in consumption in recent years.

Numerous weather challenges have added undue stress to farmers in 2019, but there are actions one can take to help reduce stress in challenging times.

Average retail prices for all eight of the major fertilizers moved lower the third week of December 2019.

North America is projected to account for the bulk of the gain of potash shipments to the Americas, with shipments rebounding from 9.4 million metric tons this year to 10.2 mmt in 2020.

The world nitrogen market faced some large challenges in 2019. The outlook for 2020 is a balancing supply and demand situation that would support the nitrogen market.

Retail fertilizer prices continue to slide as the calendar moves closer to a new crop year.

Love o' the green iron and vintage iron is standard in the Quinn family, and it looks like another generation has the bug.

The fertilizer industry is urging swift passage of USMCA by the Canadian and U.S. governments. A recent fertilizer outlook conference also stressed that trade uncertainties are bearish for global fertilizer supply and demand. Both...

Retail fertilizer prices continued to move lower during the first week of December.

Most major fertilizers continue to move lower in price.

Digital technology is slowly transforming different areas of agriculture, including how ag businesses operate, speakers at the 2019 Fertilizer Outlook and Technology Conference said this week.

Most major fertilizer prices continue to creep lower, with 10-34-0 the only product to slide higher.

Retail prices of seven major fertilizers tracked by DTN declined this week, with anhydrous and urea leading the way.

A House subcommittee held a hearing Thursday on invasive species that included horror stories about feral hogs, swamp rats and non-native insects.

While there is plenty of propane supply in the nation, the pressing issue is extreme demand in some areas and getting the propane to where it's needed.

Five of eight fertilizers tracked by DTN posted lower prices during the first week of November 2019 than they did one month earlier.

Prototype tractors that were never mass produced can bring big money in auctions.