‘Blindsided’: US farmers strained as fertilizer costs surge on war

On Andy Corriher’s farm in North Carolina, planting and preparations are underway for his corn and soybean crops — but fertilizer costs have surged on war in the Middle East, and orders he placed weeks ago have yet to arrive. The 47-year-old is among US farmers facing a double whammy of soaring fertilizer and diesel […] The post ‘Blindsided’: US farmers strained as fertilizer costs surge on war appeared first on Digital Journal.