Globalization has yielded many economic benefits for modern society, but the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have been a sobering lesson about the vulnerability of that paradigm ...

The Mosaic Company has received a state permit to drill an exploratory well in Polk County, Florida. The well will test the geology for the potential deep underground injection of fertilizer ...

Plants are naturally “solar-powered,” but there is a carbon footprint associated with growing them as a crop. The fuel used to power tractors and other equipment is part of that footprint, but the ...

Today, nitrogen fertilizer is made in fossil fuel-fired factories that can be thousands of miles from the nearest farms, but one California company is working on a game-changer. It produces fertilizer ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Phospholutions Inc, a growth stage sustainable fertilizer startup, has reached a significant milestone in commercializing its flagship RhizoSorb ® technology to ...

Surrounded by 2,400 hectares of tomatoes, peppers, and other vegetables near Fresno, California, the white shipping container looks small. Inside, light flashes through the porthole windows of a ...

At the annual Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Aug. 28 the U.S. Department of Agriculture is partnering with American business owners ...

Synthesizing ammonia, the key ingredient in fertilizer, is energy intensive and a significant contributor to greenhouse gas warming of the planet. Chemists designed and synthesized porous materials -- ...

The lawsuit aims to force the EPA to overturn a 1991 decision that exempts phosphoric acid production wastes from federal oversight. Advocates argue that the EPA's lack of regulation benefits ...

Phosphate is mainly used in the form of fertilizer for crops and animal feed supplements. Only 5 percent of world phosphate production is used for other applications, such as corrosion prevention and ...