Fertilizer Fight Reaches the FTC
From Market to Market - The MtoM Podcast by Iowa PBS
June 9, 2026 · 34 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the concerns about competition in the fertilizer industry and the involvement of federal regulators.
Fertilizer helps grow the food that fills grocery store shelves, and concerns about competition in the fertilizer industry are now drawing attention from federal regulators. North Dakota farmer Adam Ladwig was part of a group asking questions about pricing, consolidation and transparency in one of agriculture's most important industries.
People in this episode
Guest: Adam Ladwig
Topics covered
- fertilizer industry
- competition
- federal regulation
- agriculture
- pricing
- transparency
Keywords
- fertilizer
- competition
- FTC
- agriculture
- pricing
- North Dakota
- transparency
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FTC, Iowa PBS
Places: North Dakota
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