English Farmer Turns to Chicken Manure as Iran War Disrupts Nitrogen Fertilizer Supplies
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 22
English Farmer Turns to Chicken Manure as Iran War Disrupts Nitrogen Fertilizer Supplies
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 22
James Mills, an English farmer in Yorkshire, has started sourcing chicken manure to keep crops growing after the Iran war disrupted conventional nitrogen fertilizer supplies.
That scramble for substitutes has pushed him beyond normal suppliers to a relative’s friend with a poultry shed, where chicken muck has become a practical replacement.
Demand has risen so sharply that the poultry owner now has a long list of buyers, underscoring how the fertilizer crunch is rippling through local farming networks.
The shift highlights how the Iran war is forcing farmers to improvise with alternative nutrients as standard fertilizer supplies tighten.
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