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  • Fertilizer share of expected corn production expenses drops back after 2021–22 spike
    3/27/2024
    Fertilizer share of expected corn production expenses drops back after 2021–22 spike
  • Recent rice and fertilizer price surges affected U.S. rice farming profitability
    1/4/2024
    Recent rice and fertilizer price surges affected U.S. rice farming profitability
  • Most manure applied to corn fields is not incorporated into the soil
    7/25/2023
    Most manure applied to corn fields is not incorporated into the soil
  • Farmers mostly use manure sources from their own operations
    7/24/2023
    Farmers mostly use manure sources from their own operations
  • Farmers spread most manure through surface applications
    7/3/2023
    Farmers spread most manure through surface applications
  • Manure sources vary for crops based on proximity to livestock production
    4/11/2023
    Manure sources vary for crops based on proximity to livestock production
  • Small-scale farms are more likely to apply manure as a fertilizer
    4/10/2023
    Small-scale farms are more likely to apply manure as a fertilizer
  • Animal manure sources reflect regional crop and livestock production
    4/10/2023
    Animal manure sources reflect regional crop and livestock production
  • A large share of manure applied to corn fields is not incorporated into the soil
    4/10/2023
    A large share of manure applied to corn fields is not incorporated into the soil
  • The number of on-farm anaerobic digesters in the United States has increased since 1995
    4/10/2023
    The number of on-farm anaerobic digesters in the United States has increased since 1995
  • Application rates of manure as a nutrient source vary by crop
    4/5/2023
    Application rates of manure as a nutrient source vary by crop
  • Small-scale farmers are more likely to apply manure as a plant nutrient source
    3/23/2023
    Small-scale farmers are more likely to apply manure as a plant nutrient source
  • Fertilizer prices spike in leading U.S. market in late 2021, just ahead of 2022 planting season
    2/9/2022
    Fertilizer prices spike in leading U.S. market in late 2021, just ahead of 2022 planting season
  • States with strictest dicamba restrictions saw less dicamba applied after cotton planting in 2019
    9/27/2021
    States with strictest dicamba restrictions saw less dicamba applied after cotton planting in 2019
  • Fertilizer costs shape U.S. corn production expenses
    4/12/2021
    Fertilizer costs shape U.S. corn production expenses
  • Price of fertilizer and prices received for crops have been relatively volatile since 2002
    2/26/2020
    Price of fertilizer and prices received for crops have been relatively volatile since 2002
  • Index of prices paid by U.S. farmers for fertilizer and prices received by farmers for all crops, 1990-2018
    10/30/2019
    Index of prices paid by U.S. farmers for fertilizer and prices received by farmers for all crops, 1990-2018
  • Commercial fertilizer use in U.S. agriculture, by primary nutrient, 1960-2015
    6/21/2019
    Commercial fertilizer use in U.S. agriculture, by primary nutrient, 1960-2015
  • Fertilizer use has fluctuated over time and varied by primary nutrient
    7/16/2018
    Fertilizer use has fluctuated over time and varied by primary nutrient
  • U.S. corn and soybean farmers use a wide variety of glyphosate resistance management practices
    5/2/2016
    U.S. corn and soybean farmers use a wide variety of glyphosate resistance management practices
  • Major crop producers apply most nitrogen fertilizer in the spring and after planting
    4/22/2016
    Major crop producers apply most nitrogen fertilizer in the spring and after planting
  • U.S. corn and soybean farmers have intensified many glyphosate resistance management practices in recent years
    4/11/2016
    U.S. corn and soybean farmers have intensified many glyphosate resistance management practices in recent years
  • No-till or strip-till use on all acres of four major crops, 2010-11
    12/21/2015
    No-till or strip-till use on all acres of four major crops, 2010-11
  • Corn and soybean returns are highest when growers and their neighbors manage glyphosate resistance
    7/30/2015
    Corn and soybean returns are highest when growers and their neighbors manage glyphosate resistance
  • Managing glyphosate resistance is more cost effective than ignoring resistance
    7/1/2015
    Managing glyphosate resistance is more cost effective than ignoring resistance
  • Peanut farms are adopting precision agriculture technologies
    5/18/2015
    Peanut farms are adopting precision agriculture technologies
  • Mean annual payment per acre for CRP general sign-up contracts, by vegetation type, March 2008
    5/15/2015
    Mean annual payment per acre for CRP general sign-up contracts, by vegetation type, March 2008
  • Glyphosate use is more widespread in soybean than in corn production
    5/11/2015
    Glyphosate use is more widespread in soybean than in corn production
  • U.S. nitrogen supply, 2002-2011
    3/23/2015
    U.S. nitrogen supply, 2002-2011
  • Pesticide active ingredients applied by U.S. agricultural producers, 1980-2007
    3/23/2015
    Pesticide active ingredients applied by U.S. agricultural producers, 1980-2007
  • Real U.S. agricultural producer expenditures on pesticides 1980-2007
    3/23/2015
    Real U.S. agricultural producer expenditures on pesticides 1980-2007
  • Prices paid indices for inputs and prices received for all crops, 1980-2008
    3/23/2015
    Prices paid indices for inputs and prices received for all crops, 1980-2008
  • U.S. phosphate supply, 1999-2011
    3/23/2015
    U.S. phosphate supply, 1999-2011
  • U.S. potash supply, 1992-2011
    3/23/2015
    U.S. potash supply, 1992-2011
  • Farm business reliance on energy-intensive inputs varies by commodity specialization
    11/17/2014
    Farm business reliance on energy-intensive inputs varies by commodity specialization
  • Environmental vulnerability varies across the Chesapeake Bay watershed
    8/21/2014
    Environmental vulnerability varies across the Chesapeake Bay watershed