Farmers Fret Over Fertilizer Costs

Farmers Fret Over Fertilizer Costs - Yahoo! News:
by Emily Fredrix, Associated Press -- 10/19/05
"'There's just a lot of uncertainty in agriculture right now because of the energy costs, and fertilizer is probably the best example of what the uncertainty means in their financial picture next year,' said Rob Robertson, vice president of governmental relations at the Nebraska Farm Bureau.
Although most farmers are still harvesting, many have their minds on next year. Their options include using less fertilizer and planting more soybeans or wheat, which can thrive with less fertilizer than corn.
At his farm in northern Lancaster County, near Lincoln, Nielsen decided to plant 25 percent more wheat in the hopes of curbing his consumption of anhydrous ammonia."