Lanthanides are a class of rare earth elements that in many countries are added to fertilizer as micronutrients to stimulate plant growth. But little is known about how they are absorbed by plants or ...

A new study takes a look at the nitrogen load in tile drainage water and how it affects water sources. Midwestern soils are among the most productive in the world, thanks in part to extensive tile ...

Human waste is processed into biosolids at a wastewater treatment facility in Eugene, Ore. A bill in the Oregon legislature has passed out of a key committee to fund research into the levels of ...

URBANA, Ill. – Smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa tend to use very small amounts of fertilizer, limiting their crop productivity. A 2016 intervention in Tanzania increased farmers’ fertilizer ...