Across Africa and in parts of Asia, disruption to the supply chain for fertilizer is raising food prices and increasing malnutrition. A warehouse at a fertilizer blending plant in Gombe, Nigeria. The ...

If you want to start gardening, essentials like raised garden beds, pruning shears and sun hats will make maintaining a lush vegetable garden or healthy lawn much easier. Finding the best fertilizer ...

You’ve potted, watered, de-pested, and pruned your houseplant — but after several months, you notice it looks less vibrant. It may be time for fertilizer. “Plants get their food from photosynthesis, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The world is in a fertilizer shortage. The dilemma is linked to the ...

A dead fish floats on the surface of Biscayne Bay near downtown Miami, on Aug. 12, 2020. Daniel A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.com Environmental groups and local governments are battling state ...

Mark Mueller is a fourth-generation farmer from Bremer County producing no-till corn, soybeans, alfalfa, specialty beans, forage rye and corn for silage. He serves as the Iowa Corn Growers Association ...

QUINCY — The sludge arrives by the ton, pumped through miles of underwater pipes from Deer Island to a waste-water treatment plant on the banks of the Weymouth Fore River, where it’s spun through ...

With an overload of fertilizer, soil microbes on farms may belch unexpectedly high levels of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas with 300 times as much heat-trapping power as carbon dioxide. The finding ...

Think the global fertilizer shortage is someone else’s problem? Take a look in the mirror. If you are reading this in North America, Europe, Latin America, or Asia, chances are that the bundle of ...

The devastating explosion at a fertilizer-blending facility in West, Texas, on April 17 called attention to the risks of ammonia-based fertilizer production and storage. Between 1984 and 2006, the U.S ...

Officials expected the war to trap up to 15 percent of the world’s fertilizer exports in Russia. But Brazil and other countries have found a way to get it. By Jack Nicas and André Spigariol RIO DE ...

Fertilizer bans in Brevard and elsewhere in Florida take effect during the rainy season (June 1st to September 30th) to protect the Indian River Lagoon from nutrient pollution. Fertilizer runoff ...