By 2050, we will need to feed almost 1.8 billion more people, when our global population reaches around 10 billion.

Fires and agricultural soils can rival cars and factories in emitting chemicals that lead to ozone, making it hard to meet air quality standards.

The reuse of human urine would allow for the production of sustainable fertilizers for urban agriculture, with significant environmental benefits, a new study concludes. The research evaluates the ...

Researchers at ICTA-UAB found that human urine can be reused as a sustainable fertilizer for urban agriculture, helping ...

This is not just good for farmers’ incomes, it’s good for Bihar’s environment and for the climate. Excess nitrogen fertilizer ...

Ranchers in Texas claim livestock was sickened by ‘forever chemicals’ in fertilizer made from sewage sludge. Now Synagro, a ...

The production of traditional fertilizers relies heavily on non-renewable energy sources such as natural gas, oil, and coal, ...

The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing ...

Opposition to the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer is growing across the country. While the practice has been happening for ...

This has come at a price. Aside from the direct costs of applying nitrogen fertilizer, there is also an increasing awareness of the environmental pollution produced by the overuse of fertilizer.