Kernels – Fertilizer Cost Concerns May 13, 2026

There’s a lot of talk about fertilizer costs, and for good reason, but many farmers are wondering what next year will look like.

In this edition of Kernels, Tadd Nicholson and NCGA’s Krista Swanson cut through the noise to get answers about what is really happening in the fertilizer market.

Plus, depending on where you are in the state, a warm spring has encouraged many farmers to take advantage of an early planting window. As every farmer knows, Mother Nature can still throw a hard punch or two this time of year.

J.D. Bethel from Seed Consultants shares how much concern farmers should have about recent frost hurting early-planted fields.

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