Feb. 2, 2026: Fertilizer price takes big bite out of row crop farmer income in 2025. The U.S. is heavily dependent on Canada for potash and China and Mexico for fertilizers. Building a nitrogen fertilizer production facility is capital-intensive, sometimes costing as much as $5-billion. Developmen t of a potash or phosphate mine is expensive and can take up to a decade to complete. In this episode of Agriculture In-depth, chief economist at The Fertilizer Institute Veronica Nigh talks about the affect tariffs and political tensions had on global fertilizer supplies in 2025. Agriculture In-depth is brought to you by Kimball Livestock Exchange. You can find previous episodes of Agriculture In-depth, for free, by going to the DRG Media Group Beyond the Mic Podbean podcast platform, https://kgfxbeyondthemic.podbean.com/. ...read more read less