Iowa updates its strategy to reduce nutrient runoff
The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy was updated and IDALs announced a precision ag-tool to optimize nitrogen application.
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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, ...
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 ...
Pollutants have been leaking into Baffin Bay. Here's what a concerned community is doing.
Pollution is leaking into the bay waters from creeks bearing nitrogen and phosphorous from wastewater treatment plants, ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...