Oil prices, inflation among key influences on fertilizer cost

K-State farm management specialist says fertilizer is ‘most important’ variable expense

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University farm management extension specialist Gregg Ibendahl says the price of oil, inflation rates and demand for fertilizer impact the price of one of the most expensive inputs in farming: fertilizer.

“When we look at the variable expenses, fertilizer is the most important one,”…