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 ...

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 ...

In a report released yesterday, Joshua Spector from UBS maintained a Hold rating on Cf Industries Holdings (CF – Research Report), with a price ...

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.

As farmers enter another year of predictably tight margins, it does not look like fertilizer prices will grant much relief to ...