nitrogen fertilizer

Stanford spinout begins first field testing of genetically engineered microbes designed to produce ammonia directly on crop roots, aiming to reduce reliance on conventional nitrogen fertilizers.

Higher-testing fields could cut in-season nitrogen rates by roughly 55 lbs per acre, Iowa State agronomists say.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman plans to release farm bill text in early June, while lawmakers weigh fertilizer market transparency provisions and producer support measures amid elevated input costs.

The Kwekwe plant, backed by a government-linked investment fund, targets 240,000 tonnes per year of ammonium nitrate and aims to reduce Zimbabwe’s dependence on imported nitrogen fertilizer.

A Nature Communications study reveals deep-space radiation creates a distinctive mutation pattern in rice seeds, with a newly identified transcription factor acting as a molecular gatekeeper — findings with direct implications for accelerated crop breeding and nitrogen use efficiency research.

Proman GPO’s 800,000-tonne-per-year Topolobampo facility could reduce Mexico’s dependence on imported nitrogen fertilizers and reshape Pacific ammonia trade flows if remaining community disputes are resolved.

Project Blue will sequester up to 500,000 t of CO₂/yr and produce up to 380,000 t/yr of blue ammonia from the El Dorado facility, on track for late 2026 completion.

Rollins said the Army Corps permit for the world’s largest planned ammonia plant could be finalized within 45 days, and stalled FPEP projects are back in motion.

With urea up 50% and ammonia up 30% since the Iran conflict began, the administration is deploying Jones Act waivers, Venezuela sanctions relief, and $1.5bn in DOE financing for new plants — while antitrust probes target fertilizer market concentration.

Federal financing and expedited permitting highlight efforts to rebuild domestic nitrogen fertilizer capacity and decrease reliance on imports.

A startup has licensed a novel chemical looping process to build modular ammonia plants near US farms, aiming to cut supply-chain risk and import dependence.

The Russian government aims to secure domestic supply by capping fertilizer exports at 20 million tonnes.

The company aims to provide U.S. growers with cost certainty and supply security through 2028 as input markets remain unstable.

Romania’s largest nitrogen fertilizer producer plans mass layoffs after years of halted production and high energy costs.