Second round of USDA awards aims to expand domestic fertilizer production

Seventeen new projects will receive funding from a $900 million grant program created to expand U.S. fertilizer production in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, announced Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday. Fertilizer prices soared on fears of wartime disruptions in shipments from Russia, the world’s largest fertilizer exporter. Vilsack announced the grants, totaling… » Read More

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