For most people, there’s nothing particularly enticing about fertilizer. But those people may be learning more about potash, manure, spreaders and more because there is a global fertilizer shortage ...

In this research plot at the MU Bradford Research Farm, soil has been fertilized with pig manure to study its effect on corn yields and soil health. Corn, one of the most common crops grown in the ...

Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

AMES, IOWA — With smaller supplies of fertilizer available right now, along with rising costs, more farmers are looking to go old school when it comes to feeding their fields. The demand to use ...

CATAWISSA, Pa. — When it comes to farming, fertilizer is essential. But as of last month, commercial fertilizer prices reached a record high, more than doubling the prices of last year. "We're seeing ...

With fertilizer prices skyrocketing, farmers are looking to livestock manure as a possible replacement. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has strained fertilizer supply and left farmers struggling to keep ...

For folks who don’t farm or garden, a malodorous pile of manure is usually a fly-attracting eyesore to be avoided. But most farmers and gardeners won’t turn up their noses at such a deposit; where ...

MADISON - Excessive fertilizer spread on farmland is leading to water quality issues in a number of Wisconsin counties, according to a new study by two environmental groups. Conducted by the ...

Treating dairy cows and other farm animals with antibiotics and then laying their manure in soil can cause the bacteria in the dirt to grow resistant to the drugs. But a study now suggests that the ...