Closure of strait of Hormuz – a key fertilizer production and transportation route – has squeezed farmers as prices jump Rodney Bushmeyer has been farming as long as he can remember. Bushmeyer’s father was a farmer, as was his grandfather. The family-run Bushmeyer Farms in Illinois dates back more than 100 years, when his ancestors came to the US from Germany. They acq... [11024 chars]