Ninety-one percent of farmers were overapplying nitrogen fertilizer to their crops, with some spreading up to 30 pounds more per acre than recommended by agronomists at the University of ...

High salt levels in soil can harm plants, damage soil structure, and make it harder for crops to grow. Because of these ...

A unique ‘designer biochar’ made from waste can remove up to 41% of the fertilizer pollution flowing off of agricultural ...

Field fires caused by practices like crop residue burning not only contribute to air pollution but also have detrimental ...

Solutions mean success to Win Biologics as entrepreneur Carolyn Wingate talks about her investment in soil health, Tim Unruh ...

Forever Growing Needs As the world population keeps rising, our need for more food is increasing as well. We will need to significantly grow more food by 2050 if we are to avoid food deprivation. In ...

French insect ag firm Innovafeed has secured an $11.8m grant from USDA to support bug-based sustainable fertilizer production in the US.

Researchers at MIT are developing innovative agricultural technologies such as stress-signaling plants, microbial fertilizers ...