A multitude of issues related to nitrates in water in southeast Minnesota have come to the forefront over the past few years. This has led to a reexamination of how ...

The Chesapeake Bay's nitrogen overload has been improving in recent years, but creative solutions are needed to get it to ...

North Carolina farms use treated sewage sludge as fertilizer, but concerns over PFAs contamination are growing. With few disposal alternatives, regulators and farmers face tough choices.

Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with “forever chemicals ...

Farmers across Washington already spread thousands of tons of fertilizer from human waste on their crops each year, but there ...

Discover the best times to fertilize hydrangeas to ensure healthy growth and vibrant blooms. Learn about suitable fertilizers ...

An ag economist says the outlook for fertilizer prices isn’t favorable for farmers. University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says, “My general bias here is that fertilizer prices are going to move higher as ...

When applied with synthetic nitrogen, it is optimized by 50%, so in other words rates can be reduced–dramatically,” Darin ...

UT's Jian Liu received a $300,000 grant to develop IoTree, a low-cost, battery-free plant monitoring system. This system uses sensors to track plant health indicators and wirelessly transmit data. The ...

The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy has been updated to reflect increased access to data and new practices, including a precision ag-tool to optimize nitrogen application.

Beans are a key food at the dietary level, boasting high nutritional value and constituting the most directly consumed legume ...