TEAGASC in their latest advisory publication have strongly urged farmers to switch to protected urea for the coming year saying that such a move will be an important step in reducing Greenhouse Gas ...

But when soil-moisture content is high, fall applications of urea haven't performed as well as AA. Applying urea-ammonium nitrate (UAN) in the fall isn’t recommended due to rapid nitrification and a ...

Keep in mind, that urea’s first conversion is to ammonium, which the corn plant can use (The corn plant can use both ammonium and nitrate.). “Ammonium is like jet fuel to soil microbes ...

Fertilizers common to crop production in Indiana usually contain nitrogen in one or more of the following forms: nitrate, ammonia, ammonium or urea. Each form has specific properties that determine ...

When the water is evaporated, solid urea remains. In order to make ammonium nitrate (NH4/NO3), some ammonia (NH3) is burned to produce nitric acid. The nitric acid reacts with more ammonia (NH3 ...

Farmers face tight margins in 2025 as fertilizer prices remain high because of global supply issues and potential tariffs.

Compare costs, fertilizer can be more expensive in the spring making winter applications of urea viable, if there is limited loss from run-off, leaching and volatilization. A 2005 study in Lacombe by ...

Under Derived from, look for urea, polymer-coated sulfur-coated urea, ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate. Also, look for added enhancers like dicyandiamide and NBPT. Urea-based lawn fertilizers ...

In a report released yesterday, Kristen Owen from Oppenheimer maintained a Buy rating on Cf Industries Holdings (CF – Research Report), with a ...

The combined assessment of analysts suggests that 'Net Sales- UAN (urea ammonium nitrate)' will likely reach $368.27 million. The estimate indicates a change of -15.3% from the prior-year quarter.