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How Europe’s Energy Crisis Could Turn Into A Food Crisis
How Europe’s Energy Crisis Could Turn Into A Food Crisis Runaway energy inflation has taken a toll on European industry, but another threat is looming. Europe’s two biggest fertilizer suppliers, Russia and Belarus have retaliated against European sanctions by cutting off fertilizer exports. The fact remains that the global food chain, especially its European links, […]
The Food Crisis Of 2023 Is Going To Be Far Worse Than Most People Would Dare To Imagine
The Food Crisis Of 2023 Is Going To Be Far Worse Than Most People Would Dare To Imagine I am trying to sound the alarm about this as loudly as I can. The global food crisis just continues to intensify, and things are going to get really bad in 2023. As you will see below, […]
Why are farmers in the Netherlands protesting?
Why are farmers in the Netherlands protesting? Blamed for much of the climate crisis, biodiversity decline, water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, farmers and farming are at the centre of a worldwide debate which is only gaining heat. This argument has come to a head in the Netherlands, where farmers have been involved in high-conflict […]
Wave Of European Ammonia Plant Closures To Exacerbate Food Crisis
Wave Of European Ammonia Plant Closures To Exacerbate Food Crisis A wave of European ammonia-plant shutdowns due to soaring natural gas prices has resulted in a devastating fertilizer crunch, worsening by the week, with as much as 70% of production offline. “Ammonia prices, though volatile, rose 15% in 3Q and could climb higher as Europe’s […]
World Has Just ’10 Weeks’ of Wheat Supplies Left in Storage, Analyst Warns
A combine drives over stalks of soft red winter wheat during the harvest on a farm in Dixon, Illinois, on July 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Jim Young) World Has Just ’10 Weeks’ of Wheat Supplies Left in Storage, Analyst Warns The world has only about 10 weeks of wheat supplies left in storage amid the conflict in Ukraine and […]
Rockefeller Foundation President Starts Countdown Until All Hell Breaks Loose
Rockefeller Foundation President Starts Countdown Until All Hell Breaks Loose Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah told Bloomberg Television’s David Westin a “massive, immediate food crisis” is on the horizon. Shah provides what could be a timeline for the next global food crisis that could begin “in the next six months.” He said global fertilizer supply disruptions caused by the Russian […]
Black Swan Event? Top US Fertilizer Producer Hit With Rail Delays To Midwest
Black Swan Event? Top US Fertilizer Producer Hit With Rail Delays To Midwest A fertilizer supply shock is imminent for US farmers as CF Industries Holdings, Inc. warned Thursday that rail shipments of crop nutrients would be reduced to top agricultural states, which couldn’t come at the worst time as the Northern Hemisphere spring planting season is […]
‘I’m afraid we’re going to have a food crisis’: The energy crunch has made fertilizer too expensive to produce, says Yara CEO
‘I’m afraid we’re going to have a food crisis’: The energy crunch has made fertilizer too expensive to produce, says Yara CEO The world is facing the prospect of a dramatic shortfall in food production as rising energy prices cascade through global agriculture, the CEO of Norwegian fertilizer giant Yara International says. “I want to say […]
China Export Curbs On Fertilizer Could Worsen Global Food Price Shock
China Export Curbs On Fertilizer Could Worsen Global Food Price Shock China’s move to impose export restrictions on fertilizers will be felt worldwide. Beijing’s increased scrutiny comes as global fertilizer markets have been battered by plant shutdowns and skyrocketing prices that may continue to boost food inflation well into 2022. Chinese Communist Party officials have called for […]
Fertilizer Prices Hit Record Highs, May Pressure Food Inflation Even Higher
Fertilizer Prices Hit Record Highs, May Pressure Food Inflation Even Higher Fertilizer prices have risen to a record high in North America, threatening to boost food inflation even higher. Nitrogen products are increasing due to the cost of natural gas, which is used in the manufacturing process. The Green Markets North America Fertilizer Price Index […]
UK’s Fertilizer Crisis Spreads To EU After Another Firm Slashes Output
UK’s Fertilizer Crisis Spreads To EU After Another Firm Slashes Output Europe’s energy crisis has claimed another victim, with Austrian fertilizer producer Borealis AG slashing the output of ammonia after the cost of the primary feedstock, natural gas, compresses margins in an industry already facing tight supplies, according to Bloomberg. Borealis’ ammonia-producing plant uses natural gas […]
Fertilizing a Garden Entirely for Free
Fertilizing a Garden Entirely for Free At our house we have a goal to produce 80% of our fruit, veggies, meat and dairy within five years of moving onto our land. We only eat a little meat and dairy, but we eat tons of veggies, so we grow a great big garden. Gardening is full […]
Beware of the N-bomb
Beware of the N-bomb There are good, and frightening, reasons to closely follow the changes in the nitrogen cycle. We should not be surprised if the effects and costs of disturbing it turn out to be as dramatic as those for the carbon cycle. In addition, greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogen fertilizers are around 3% […]
Is a key ingredient humans need to live about to run short?
Is a key ingredient humans need to live about to run short? Phosphorus is essential for all living organisms. So, it’s not surprising that humans get their phosphorus from other living organisms, mostly plants, that have absorbed phosphorus from the soil. The introduction of phosphate fertilizers made it possible to ensure that enough phosphorus for […]
Eat Less Meat and Save the Planet
Eat Less Meat and Save the Planet Dr. D: Eat less meat to save the planet – report (1)The new diet that could save the planet (2)What to eat to save the planet: Report urges ‘radical changes’ to world’s diet – less meat, more veggies (3) These headlines, likely sourced from a recent article from “The Lancet” (4) are a regular feature of our time, in […]
