Pruning is so vital for healthy new growth and glorious blooms. But some plants have different schedules, for various reasons that may not seem so obvious.

Fertilizer stocks jumped after Ukraine said drones had hit two fertilizer plants in western Russia, on concerns that geopolitical tensions will affect supply chains for key crop nutrients. Drones hit ...

Scientists discovered a small protein region that determines whether plants reject or welcome nitrogen-fixing bacteria. By tweaking only two amino acids, they converted a defensive receptor into one ...

UC Davis researchers engineered wheat that encourages soil bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen into plant-usable fertilizer. By boosting a natural compound in the plant, the wheat triggers ...

A companion bill to the Fertilizer Research Act has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The House version, sponsored by U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA), echoes the same goal ...

If you are looking at input costs for your 2026 crops, you are probably wondering why so many of them remain stubbornly high—especially when crop prices have remained relatively low. “The bottom line ...

Mark Mueller is a fourth-generation farmer from Bremer County producing no-till corn, soybeans, alfalfa, specialty beans, forage rye and corn for silage. He serves as the Iowa Corn Growers Association ...

The Fertilizer Institute is calling for a national U.S. policy to increase domestic production of crop nutrients as farmers battle soaring input costs and turbulent global supply chains. The effort ...

Port of Benton delays Atlas Agro land sale deal for Richland carbon-free fertilizer plant. Department of Energy canceled $157M grant in 2025, raising funding and concerns. Project needs 320 megawatts, ...

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 ...

West Palm Beach's main thoroughfare, Clematis Street, was mistakenly named after a northern flowering vine. Historically, Clematis Street was the city's hub for "firsts," including its first business, ...

Fertilizer prices are surging, eroding American farmers’ profits and adding pressure on the Trump administration to slash tariffs on key crop nutrients. Tightening supplies and tariff concerns have ...