Iowa updates its strategy to reduce nutrient runoff
The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy has been updated to reflect increased access to data and new practices, including a ...
Nature7 个月
A novel fertilizer with a reduced carbon footprint
“Excessive application of fertilizer leads to runoff of nitrogen,” he adds, “which can cause algal blooms in rivers and oceans.” These algal blooms consume oxygen in waterways, which can ...
Examining the economic impacts of aquatic dead zones
A West Virginia University researcher is working to understand and estimate environmental cleanup costs associated with ...
Managing nitrogen is vital for plants. Here’s how to test your CT soil
Nitrogen is often the most limiting nutrient in growing plants. When deficient, plant yields and quality are reduced. However ...
Mongabay on MSN5 天
One-third of food giants ignore fertilizer risks, report finds
Despite the damage fertilizers can cause, roughly a third of the world’s largest food companies don’t acknowledge any risk, ...
Nature7 个月
The quest for hardy crops that need less fertilizer
Nitrogen-based fertilizers provide much-needed crop nutrients, but are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental damage due to runoff into waterways. To speed up the ...
Fertilizer reporting bill divides Oregon’s farmers, rural residents
Large farms would have to report their fertilizer use under a bill being considered by the Oregon Legislature. The goal, the ...
Researchers to monitor farming's nitrous oxide emissions using Yorkton CBC tower
Researchers from six different universities are working on measuring nitrous oxide emissions from an old CBC broadcast tower ...
National Geographic news11 个月
A Mixed Blessing
The light orange in an infrared image shows where this Iowa cornfield has the least nitrogen. Farmers use such images to target fertilizer application to avoid the runoff that pollutes waterways.
Reaching Gulf dead zone reduction goals will cost $7 billion, study finds
New research on the cost of reducing the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone places a $7 billion dollar annual price tag on reaching ...
New Orleans City Business4 天
Reaching Gulf dead zone reduction goals will cost $7B, study finds
New research on the cost of reducing the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone places a $7 billion dollar annual price tag on reaching ...