Nick Paulson, Gary Schnitkey, Henrique Monaco, and Carl Zulauf - Farmers will begin to consider management decisions for the 2026 crop year as fall approaches and the 2025 growing season winds down. A near term decision will be pricing and purchasing nitrogen fertilizer for fall nitrogen applications. Today’s article provides an update on average fertilizer prices for Illinois and discusses strategies farmers can and do use to price their nitrogen fertilizer.
