3/12/26

Operation Epstein Fury causing fertilizer heartburn for welfare farmers

The United States gets much of its fertilizer from Morocco, Belarus and the Persian Gulf but a Trump era tariff and Hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico slowed the movement of product to markets up and down the Mississippi River. Nitrogen fertilizer is normally applied to subsidized corn then ends right back in the Gulf of Mexico where it kills whole ecosystems. 

Koch is one of four corporations that control the production and sale of nitrogen-based fertilizer in the US. The others are Yara-USA, CF Industries and Nutrien so the Family Farm Action Alliance, a 501c3 non-profit group has asked the Department of Justice to investigate the avaricious rises in fertilizer prices. Koch Industries has given loads of cash to Earth haters like John Thune.
October 26, 2022

Wade Christopherson 

Nutrien Ag Solutions 

806 W Broadway 

Vermillion, SD 57069

Dear Mr. Christopherson,

On October 18, 2022, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) conducted a Restricted Use Dealer Record Audit at Nutrien Ag Solutions in Vermillion, SD. DANR’s audit found that restricted use products were sold to unlicensed applicators. Such violations are a Class 2 misdemeanor subject to civil penalties of up to $5,000 per offense and/or suspension or revocation of a license.
Christopherson is married to Stephanie Rissler who is Chair of the South Dakota Game, Fish and Plunder Commission.

Now, Herr Trump's deflection from his history of raping little girls is taking its toll on the people who voted for him.
But with farmers already dealing with high fertilizer prices, even before the conflict in Iran, farmers are searching for a longer-term solution. Fertilizer market analysts warn while there are several options longer-term, there is no single fix for high fertilizer prices, only a mix of short-term policy responses and long-term investments that could gradually stabilize supply. Companies reportedly included in the investigation are Nutrien, The Mosaic Company, CF Industries Holdings, Koch Industries and Yara International, firms that collectively represent a significant share of the U.S. nitrogen, phosphate and potash fertilizer markets. [Farm Journal]
Yes, the grassland fire danger index will reach the extreme category again Thursday for most of the horrible red state of South Dakota

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