Sentinel Ag Uses Satellite Technology to Track Nitrogen for Crops As precision agriculture continues to evolve, Sentinel Ag is helping farmers make smarter nitrogen management decisions using cutting-edge satellite imagery. The company’s innovative Sentinel platform is designed to provide daily insights that drive more efficient crop input strategies. We spoke with Jack Stansell of Sentinel Ag to understand how their …
Farmers Feeling the Fertilizer Price Squeeze
Farm Groups Warn White House Tariff War Is Driving Fertilizer Prices to “Disastrous Levels” Farm groups are warning the White House that the tariff war is making already high fertilizer prices worse, creating significant challenges for U.S. crop producers. With fertilizer representing over 30% of input costs for many row crop operations, rising prices are threatening the financial stability of …
White House Warned of Fertilizer Crisis Impacting U.S. Farmers
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has issued a stark warning to the White House, highlighting the growing economic crisis facing corn producers across the country. In a formal letter, the NCGA detailed how rising fertilizer prices, compounded by low corn prices and trade uncertainty, are creating a dangerous situation for rural America. The letter states: “Unfortunately, the combination of …
Global Urea Prices Spike Amid Middle East Turmoil
Prices for urea, a key component in global fertilizer production, are surging as violence escalates in the Middle East, disrupting supply chains in one of the world’s most critical fertilizer-producing regions. According to Bloomberg, unrest in the region is interfering with the flow of urea exports from the Persian Gulf, which accounts for nearly half of the world’s urea supply. …