The Atlantic Just as we have unwittingly destroyed vital microbes in the human gut through overuse of antibiotics and highly processed foods, we have recklessly devastated soil microbiota essential to plant health through overuse of certain chemical fertilizers ... and more »
Minneapolis Star Tribune Mark Dayton and other officials at the University of Minnesota to announce details of the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification P...
Winnipeg Free Press Richardson International Limited is investing $40 million in increased grain storage, high-speed fertilizer blenders, a fertilizer distribution centre and the creation of four new crop input locations. Some of this new capital investment will enhance ... and more »
Thomson Reuters News & Insight LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The prospect of new competition from miner BHP Billiton could dynamite the cracks appearing in a potash duopoly that accounts for 70 percent of global trade in the fertilizer . For decades two export groups, ... Canpotex and ... and more »
AG Week “I really hope [farmers] are calculating this into their business plans,” says Dave Franzen, a North Dakota State University Extension Service soil specialist with extensive experience with nitrogen and other fertilizers . He estimates that if one or ... and more »
AllAfrica.com As part of its long-term strategies, according to Stormorken, the company plans to put up an extensive fertiliser manufacturing plan in Tanzania, but not...
Regina Leader-Post One of the major threats to water health is the chemical phosphorous. This nutrient, contained in animal waste, fertilizers, detergents and countless other products, causes problems when released into waterways. It's thought to be the cause of the ... and more »
Global Times In the absence of such policy, unregulated cross-border flow of substandard chemical fertilizer and low quality seeds of vegetables, cereals, food crops has been a major cause for decreasing agricultural production in South Asian countries, according ... and more »
Iowa City Press Citizen In other words, put all the bearded ones together and show off the beardless elsewhere. As with many flowers, Irises like the sun and well-drained soil. A low nitrogen fertilizer in early spring and then again late summer is recommended. When they grow ... and more »
