All eight major fertilizers were higher for the second week of April 2026 compared to a month earlier. Six fertilizers were significantly more expensive, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more. Four fertilizers saw double-digit price increases compared to last month.

Without rain, a once-promising hard red winter wheat crop in the Central Plains has slowly disappeared this spring.

New research from Cornell University indicates the nutrients in animal and human waste could reduce U.S. farmers reliance on synthetic fertilizer use. This waste could meet 102% of nitrogen and 50% of phosphorus needs for U.S. agriculture. A major challenge remains a...

For the third week in a row, five fertilizers were significantly more expensive compared to a month ago. Four of the five rose by double digits for the first full week of April 2026.

With both fertilizer and diesel fuel prices on the rise due to the military conflict in the Middle East, U.S. farmers are facing even higher input costs with spring fieldwork beginning. A new American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) survey shows producers are being affected...

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden spoke Monday to agricultural journalists on fertilizer markets and USDA's reorganization plans. Vaden raised broader concerns about market concentration, noting a small number of companies dominate key fertilizer segments.

The media group Axios held a forum in downtown Des Moines including the CEO of the World Food Prize, the president of Bayer Crop Science for North America and the CEO of the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. Each had different perspectives on innovation and regulation.