Iowa farmer calls for transparency in fertilizer pricing

An eastern Iowa farmer says fertilizer prices have been climbing for years, with the latest spike adding even more pressure on producers.

“We’ve had a problem with fertilizer prices for quite some time now and it hasn’t been dealt with,” Benton County farmer Lance Lillibridge said.

Lillibridge, who raises corn and red angus cattle near Vinton, says nitrogen and phosphorous prices have reached a point that’s simply out of control…

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