Hoytvectrix
5 year old buck +
Without getting too into details, I work for a fertilizer/soil health company. I have been on calls all this week where pricing/availability of raw mineral ingredients for most conventional N-P-K products. Expect prices of nitrogen and potassium to increase substantially next year. There is going to be a serious shortage of urea- and ammonia-based fertilizers in particular. Potash will continue to have supply issues this coming year as well. These supply issues have spilled over into organic fertilizer prices as they squeeze that supply, but probably to a lesser extent.
I know most food plot guys are not applying supplemental fertilizer, but there are some that do and others who farm in their day jobs. If you're planning on applying fertilizer next year, consider purchasing some in the near future.
P.S. I would also consider if you are planning on planting any turfgrass seed (beside KY-31), you would be wise to buy it now. The drought that hit the PNW affected turf seed harvests for most cool-season turfgrass seed. Yields were a fraction that they normally are. I know based on at least a few cultivars and species that this will essentially double the cost. I don't think this will spill over into typical food plot small grains and this is likely specific to the turf industry.
I know most food plot guys are not applying supplemental fertilizer, but there are some that do and others who farm in their day jobs. If you're planning on applying fertilizer next year, consider purchasing some in the near future.
P.S. I would also consider if you are planning on planting any turfgrass seed (beside KY-31), you would be wise to buy it now. The drought that hit the PNW affected turf seed harvests for most cool-season turfgrass seed. Yields were a fraction that they normally are. I know based on at least a few cultivars and species that this will essentially double the cost. I don't think this will spill over into typical food plot small grains and this is likely specific to the turf industry.