The Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s combined seed breeding, pesticides, mechanization and fertilizer. It is credited with saving over one billion people from starvation, many in the Indian ...

American farmers are expected to plant several million fewer acres of corn in 2026 than they did in 2025, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz throttles a key fertilizer trading corridor, along with ...

The conflict in the Middle East has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a critical failure point for global food security. Immediate and coordinated action is critical as the window to respond rapidly ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Senegalese farmer Abou Sow first watched U.S. missiles strike Iran on social media, he had a sinking feeling it would soon affect agriculture in the West African nation.

Xing Wang is an associate in soil science at the School of Forestry and Grassland Science at Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China. Hongyi Li is a professor and dean of development planning at the ...

The Iran war has triggered a sharp disruption in global fertilizer markets. Tensions in the Middle East have effectively choked off transportation through the Strait of Hormuz—a route that handles ...

Americans worried about grocery prices may soon feel the consequences of an unexpected problem on U.S. farms caused by the war in Iran – rising fertilizer prices are creating a potential ripple effect ...

Higher fertilizer prices from the war in Iran will hurt some U.S. farmers more than others, depending on where they are located and if they bought supplies ahead of the recent cost increase, analysts ...

A new survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation shows the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is affecting regions across the United States as the spring growing season begins. Southern farmers are ...

Rising supply costs tied to the conflict in the Middle East are adding strain to an already challenging farm economy. To better understand how global fertilizer market disruptions are affecting ...

Farm diesel prices have increased 46% since the end of February, raising costs for fieldwork, fertilizer transport and irrigation during both planting and growing seasons. Rising input costs tied to ...