Nick Routledge@nick_routledge

I note a major shift in global awareness this past 24 hours relating to the Gulf crisis' impact on one of the most critical chokepoints in the global food system: fertilizers. Shifts in planting decisions, crop yields and food prices are already given. How adaptable is your food?

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Nick Routledge@AgrarianSharing · 6 Mar 2026

Seed increases, anyone? Purple tofu made from black soybeans? Brazil, the world's most fertilizer-dependent ag system supplies 50% of global soybean exports. 1/3 of traded fertilizers depend on the Hormuz Strait. Soybean diversity for homesteaders, then... facebook.com/share/p/1NTNyoUnBA/

Gardeners harvesting edamame beans.
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Gardeners harvesting edamame beans.

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