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09/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Organic fertilizers found to help soybeans grow stronger and healthier

The turkeys you raise on your farm or homestead are more than just future Thanksgiving dinners and healthy sandwich fillings. Their manure can serve as organic fertilizers that boost the health and yield of your soybean crop, a Brazilian study reported. Like any other large operation, raising turkeys produces large amounts of litter such as […]

08/28/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Improving soy farming with organic fertilizers

A Brazilian study investigated the possibility of using turkey manure as an organic fertilizer to replace chemical fertilizer. It reported that the manure was able to improve the soil quality and increased the yield of soybean crops, allowing for the reduction or outright replacement of chemical fertilizers that have toxic side effects. The researchers were […]

08/21/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Minnesotan farmers use 10-15% more fertilizer than they actually need for healthy crops

Minnesota’s farmers are using more fertilizer than needed, say the state’s agricultural officials. The state government’s response to regulate the use of nitrogen fertilizer – a bid to ensure clean drinking water at, according to detractors, the risk of impairing one of Minnesota’s biggest industries – is seemingly a question of which gets the higher […]

06/23/2018 / By Janine Acero

Chesapeake Bay estuary is recovering: The return of aquatic vegetation helps neutralize pollution, allowing ecosystems to re-establish

Vegetation is an essential part of any aquatic ecosystem. Sick or dying underwater vegetation, typically due to pollution, indicates that the ecosystem is in trouble, which leads to degradation of water quality. On the other hand, thriving vegetation is a sign of a healthier ecosystem. This is especially critical for the Chesapeake Bay estuary; underwater […]

04/30/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Genetic data shed light on how soil microbes survive nutrient-deficient environments

For the longest time, researchers have puzzled over the process that allows microbes to grow within the phosphorus-poor soil found in tropical rainforests. A recent study of their genetic data revealed that these microbes possess a higher amount of genes that specialize in getting the vital mineral, according to a NewsWise article. Tropical soils are […]

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