‘Off the charts’ chemical shortages hit U.S. farms
CHICAGO, June 27 (Reuters) – U.S. farmers have reduced their use of common weedkillers, researched substitutes for popular fungicides and changed their planting plans as continuing shortages of agricultural chemicals threaten to reduce harvests. Spraying smaller volumes of herbicides and switching to less effective fungicides increases the risk of weeds and diseases harming crop production … Read more