June 29, 2023
Professor Chad Hart was interviewed by Investigate Midwest for the story "The cost of growth: Fertilizer companies cash in while farmers and communities struggle," which focuses on claims of market manipulation and concern over fertilizer industry consolidation. Hart said that "There were a myriad of reasons why we were seeing this big run-up in fertilizer prices. It’s not just one thing. It was literally a whole menu of things that were seemingly going in the wrong direction if you were looking to obtain fertilizer.”