Gardeners are using fewer chemicals than ever, but that doesn’t mean fertilizers are unsafe. Here’s how to balance organic methods and soil health.

Chemical fertilizers are important for the cost-effective production of commercial crops, and have been since the 1930s. With a growing population and high cost of living, a bountiful harvest ensures ...

Farms can use less fertilizer without compromising crop yield according to a new, long-term academic study conducted in the United Kingdom and Africa. Farmers can use far less chemical fertilizer — ...

Almost everything about synthetic fertilizer sucks. It sucks for the climate, generating 2.5 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, more than global aviation. It sucks for the environment, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 14—Forever chemicals in sewage-based fertilizer spread on pastures can increase cancer risks for people who consume milk, ...

Soil should be alive and it is a fact that chemical fertilizers kill the microbial activity in soil. Do we really need chemical fertilizers for healthy lawns and plants? Fertilizers give us a quick ...

At a BASF plant in northern Germany, chemists began manufacturing ammonia on an industrial scale exactly one century ago. This industrial scaling of the chemical process devised by Fritz Haber served ...

WASHINGTON — Tests conducted by the environmental group, The Sierra Club, show fertilizer used in local vegetable gardens may be high in a toxic chemical known to damage organs and suppress your ...

Commercial fertilizers aren't that good for the soil or the surrounding ecosystem. Plus, they're getting pricey. This DIY fertilizer uses free kitchen scraps.