Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied how polymer-coated fertilizer (PCF) applied to fields ends up on beaches and in the sea. They studied PCF deposits on beaches around Japan, ...

A fertilizer plant's towering mound of slightly radioactive waste along the Mississippi River in St. James Parish is being allowed to expand by state regulators, a move the company says is necessary ...

Mariangela Hungria knew she was on the verge of a scientific breakthrough that could transform Brazilian agriculture, fight hunger, slash pollution and keep struggling farmers out of bankruptcy. But, ...

As opposed to a constant flow from sources above and below ground, periods of heavy rain and runoff deliver the greatest ...

The Trump administration paused $38 million in funding for research aimed at reducing nitrogen fertilizer use in biofuel crops. The research sought to cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce farmer costs ...