News Summary

• Cold plasma method essentially replicates lightning, similar to the novelty lightning globes popular in the '90s.
• About one-third of the world's fertilizer is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has been severely restricted since the beginning of March.
• Iran is a major producer of fertilizer and nitrogen, and its industry has been damaged by airstrikes.
• "Expenses are exceeding revenues this year, and that's not a pretty picture for farmers," says Jeff Harrison, chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario.