Fertilizers contain nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K), indicated by three numbers representing their percentage by weight. Nitrogen promotes leafy growth, phosphorus aids energy ...

Five farmers who live in Johnson County are in a legal battle with the EPA and the fertilizer manufacturer, Synagro Technologies Inc. and its Texas subsidiary, saying the fertilizer contains ...

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 ...

Farmers across Washington already spread thousands of tons of fertilizer from human waste on their crops each year, but there’s a major blind spot when it comes to potential contaminants.

Your plants might love fertilizers containing nutrient-rich sewage sludge, but treating your garden or lawn with these products could be exposing you to “forever chemicals.” Some commercially ...

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said. By Hiroko Tabuchi For the first ...

Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers -- making recycling the bodily fluid as a fertilizer for agricultural crops a viable proposition. Bacterial ...

As farmers begin to rein in production costs, big ticket items such as fertilizer naturally get a lot of scrutiny. Agronomists at this year’s Farm Journal Corn and Soybean College say that’s ...

CERTAIN FERTILIZERS CAN HURT WATERWAYS AND THE ANIMALS, DEPENDING ON THEM. WESH 2’S DAVE MCDANIEL EXPLAINS WHY SOME INGREDIENTS HURT THE ENVIRONMENT MORE THAN THEY HELP YOUR LAWN. WE DON’T USE ...

Fertilizer is an essential material for growing your own food and resources in Lego Fortnite. Getting it consistently isn't easy, however, so to help you out, we've detailed some tips and tricks ...

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 ...

Besides the upkeep of watering and feeding your precious plants or homegrown veggies, they also need a good fertilizer to give it nutrients and a healthy boost. The key nutrients are nitrogen ...