An Iowa farmer who’s a past president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association says the price spike in fertilizer is out of control. Lance Lillibridge raises cattle, corn, soybeans and alfalfa in Benton County, near Vinton.
Lillibridge ordered his fertilizer supply before the war in Iran broke out, but about 25% of farmers have not.
On Friday the U-S Secretary of Agriculture said the White House is looking at every potential avenue to lower fertilizer prices and she’s talking with congress about additional funds for U.S. farmers. According to the American Farm Bureau, 49% of the global supply of nitrogen and 30% of ammonia comes from the Persian Gulf.
