Corn producers have no reason to fear a drop in yield if they replace some of the chemical fertilizers they apply to their ...

Crop fertilizers are a major source of pollution, as the chemicals make their way out of the soil and into the natural environment. Scientists are now working on a possible solution to that problem, ...

HONG KONG, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Heavy use of nitrogen fertilizers in China since the 1980s has resulted in severe acidification of its soil and some cropland in the south of the country can no longer be ...

After the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant caught fire, the facility's owners shipped thousands of gallons of fire suppressant water to a dairy farm in Yadkin County. That material contained toxic PFAS ...

Plants absorb not only nutrients but also toxic metals such as cadmium through their roots. It was previously unclear whether ...

Fertilizers help feed the world, but excessive use is poisoning water, polluting the air and accelerating climate change. Despite the damage fertilizers can cause, roughly a third of the world’s ...

ALBANY — County Executive Daniel P. McCoy signed an executive order Monday putting a moratorium on the use of biosolid fertilizers on farms in Albany County. The issue came to the county’s attention ...