Sector Snap: Fertilizer cos. drop on farmer woes

A near-record corn crop is going to cut demand for fertilizers, said a UBS analyst Friday as he downgraded two fertilizer companies, just as the government sees U.S. farmers' incomes dropping.

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Wis. officials warn about buying bulk fertilizer

Wisconsin agriculture officials warned farmers this week that buying fertilizer in bulk to save money could cost them in state taxes and make them liable for storage and cleanup of spills.

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Workers clean spilled oil from Australian beaches

Workers rescued turtle eggs Thursday and started to clean up oil that washed up on Australian beaches from a cargo ship that leaked fuel when it was damaged by falling containers of fertilizer in stormy seas.

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Hazardous fertilizer spills in Las Vegas crash

Authorities cordoned off a business area, evacuated a neighborhood and closed a freeway interchange for several hours Wednesday after a truck tipped over and spilled about 5,000 pounds of a hazardous fertilizer in a busy intersection.

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Organic growers call for more fertilizer oversight

Organic grower Phil McGrath plays by the rules to keep his Ventura County strawberry and vegetable farm certified organic.

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High cost and demand for fertilizer scares farmers

Corn stalks normally dominate the fields of farmer Lyle McKanna. But this summer, leafy green soybean plants will swallow up more acreage than ever.

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3 Chinese Schools Sickened by Chemicals

A fertilizer plant in southwest China discharged a "huge amount" of sulfur dioxide, sickening about 140 children and teachers, state media reported Tuesday.

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A report from GRAIN discusses how agriculture can put back much of the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into the soil.

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Sludge from the wastewater treatment plant in downtown Pensacola is treated, pasteurized and dried into fertilizer pellets. And the pellets are sold to the Zachary Co., which resells them to sod farms, plant nurseries and golf courses.

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I am embarrassed that I missed this innovation in gardening and sure fire way to enlarge my tomato crop. But thanks to Finnish scientists, I now know that applications of human urine will increase the size of your tomatoes.

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A unique African tree could dramatically improve the yield of crops planted under its canopy by providing natural, renewable fertilizer, says a new study.

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Due to its nitrogen-fixing qualities, the Acacia tree doesn't need fertilizers (which are damaging the environment and expensive).

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Heavy use of fertilizers causes environmental problems in the United States and China, but a global team of scientists is prescribing more use of fertilizers for sub-Saharan Africa

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Indoor and outdoor plants will thrive with these natural, soil-boosting fertilizers commonly found in garbage cans of compost-free homes

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Marketplace, a public radio business news show, Thursday morning aired a fascinating piece about backyard chickens in Philadelphia, which like Milwaukee, has a "chicken underground" of folks who quietly keep egg-laying hens, despite the fact they are illegal.

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Biosolids generally are thought to lack human pathogens and to be safe for agricultural applications. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District makes a fertilizer called Milorganite from its Jones Island treatment plant's biosolids.

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Lakeview ranching family is using low-tech, low-cost solutions to transform waste from their custom livestock processing business into high-grade fertilizer. Ross and Kelly McGarva, owners of Lakeview Lockers, a business that features custom-cut meats and specialty food items,  …

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Local news as it should be. While some of us sit around awaiting news of the end of the world, real reporters are out telling it like it is.

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Research by Jac Wilsenach, now a civil engineer in South Africa, found that removing even half of the nutrient-rich urine enables the bacteria in the aeration tanks to munch all the nitrogen and phosphate matter in solid waste in a single day rather than the usual 30.

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As more and more people recognize the many benefits of organic gardening methods, a fresh crop of organic fertilizers are sprouting on store shelves. Many are overpriced, and some are stunning rip-offs that reputable stores and catalogs should be ashamed to sell.

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Consuming organic means we keep pesticides out of our bodies, support farms that keep harmful chemicals out of the ground, and we also happen to decrease our dependence on oil.

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This sounds very much like China and the East China Sea. Remember the algae blooms just before the Olympics last year? They too were caused by nitrogen and other chemicals flowing from agricultural lands via water table and rivers into the East China Sea.

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A new study adds hair to a growing list of waste products that can boost crop growth. The list already includes cow manure, sewage sludge, and sheep wool.

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A California state investigation caught the Salinas-area company, California Liquid Fertilizer, spiking its product with ammonium sulfate, a synthetic fertilizer banned from organic farms.

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California Liquid Fertilizer has been spiking its fertilizer with ammonium sulfate for the last several years, affecting the organic status of many farms, including organic behemoth Earthbound Farms.

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Composting isn't just for food, silly! You'll be surprised at all the strange, random junk you can toss in the compost bucket.

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A fire which broke out at Poinsett Fertilizer Co. Tuesday evening completely destroyed a fertilizer storage shed. Trumann Fire Department was called to 204 East Main Street around 6 p.m. and found the structure fully engulfed in flames.

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Michael Pollan has got people talking.

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A [Filipino] Catholic bishop on Thursday said that civil society and religious groups will hold a three-day fasting to convince former [Philippine] agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn "Jocjoc" Bolante to tell the truth about the P728-million fertilizer fund scam.

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Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chair Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday said he wants to reopen the Senate probe on the P728-million fertilizer fund mess involving Jocelyn "Jocjoc" Bolante Thursday or Friday next week to give the Senate ample time to "clear any legal obstacle" t …

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"But while there are alternatives to oil, there are no alternatives to food." - Minimize the amount of oil used in agriculture. - Decentralize food production - Redefine "food" - "edible education" And alot more.

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Companies all over the world that import from China are now beginning to test for melamine.

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