Farm group seeks policy change to help build fertilizer storage

  • A tractor pulls anhydrous ammonia tanks to fertilize a farm field. (iStock Getty Images Plus)
    A tractor pulls anhydrous ammonia tanks to fertilize a farm field. (iStock Getty Images Plus)
  • Ed Kessel, past president of the North Dakota Grain Growers Association. (Photo courtesy of the ND Grain Growers)
    Ed Kessel, past president of the North Dakota Grain Growers Association. (Photo courtesy of the ND Grain Growers)
    By Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor Farmers have been hit by spiking fertilizer and fuel prices as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran disrupts global trade and supplies, but a North Dakota ag group is trying to work on a long-term solution to fertilizer shortages.The North Dakota Grain Growers Association is urging federal policymakers to change the rules of a loan program that helps farmers...

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