/tags/fertilizer Fertilizer en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-24/missouri-gulf-of-mexico-fertilizer-runoff One year away from a federal deadline to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico by 20%, increases in tile drainage, livestock and fertilizer use have made success unlikely. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-24/missouri-gulf-of-mexico-fertilizer-runoff Erin Jordan, Eric Schmid /news/2024-03-11/pfas-contaminated-biosolids-state-testing Biosolids — a type of treated sewage byproduct from wastewater treatment plants — are used as a nutrient-rich fertilizer on farms across the Midwest. But a group of toxic “forever chemicals” are slipping through the cracks and could be inadvertently contaminating millions of acres of farmland. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-03-11/pfas-contaminated-biosolids-state-testing Teresa Homsi /health-science-environment/2022-04-04/epa-reverses-course-on-herbicide-ban-in-missouri-and-7-other-states The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week reversed a restriction put in place in January that was intended to help the endangered American burying beetle. The agency now says the Enlist brand of weed killer doesn’t pose a risk. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:37:29 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-04-04/epa-reverses-course-on-herbicide-ban-in-missouri-and-7-other-states Jonathan Ahl /government-politics-issues/2022-03-14/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-has-farmers-paying-a-lot-more-for-fertilizer Russia is a big exporter of fertilizer and its raw ingredients, and without them on the market, Midwestern farmers are reeling. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:18:28 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-03-14/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-has-farmers-paying-a-lot-more-for-fertilizer Jonathan Ahl /economy-business/2022-02-11/midwest-farmers-are-struggling-with-higher-fertilizer-prices The fertilizer applied to corn, soybean and hay fields costs up to twice as much as a year ago, and that's creating uncertainty as farmers approach planting season. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:55:20 GMT /economy-business/2022-02-11/midwest-farmers-are-struggling-with-higher-fertilizer-prices Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2021-04-28/its-been-6-years-since-illinois-set-out-to-improve-water-quality-so-far-farm-runoff-is-worse Agriculture is among the largest contributors to the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone. Farmers upriver are trying to change their agricultural practices to prevent further damage, but so far are having little luck. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:14:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-04-28/its-been-6-years-since-illinois-set-out-to-improve-water-quality-so-far-farm-runoff-is-worse Dana Cronin /health-science-environment/2019-10-17/missouri-farmers-try-to-reduce-runoff-but-cleaning-gulf-dead-zone-may-take-decades When corn and soybean farmer Kenny Reichard stopped plowing some of his fields in northern Missouri in 1982, other farmers told him that it was a terrible… Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:05:04 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-10-17/missouri-farmers-try-to-reduce-runoff-but-cleaning-gulf-dead-zone-may-take-decades Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2018-07-30/wash-u-scientists-aim-to-engineer-self-fertilizing-plants Someday, farmers may no longer need to use fertilizer for their crops. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have recently made a crucial step… Mon, 30 Jul 2018 23:08:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-07-30/wash-u-scientists-aim-to-engineer-self-fertilizing-plants Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2012-12-07/going-with-the-flow-forums-to-sustain-mississippi-river This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 7, 2012 - Over the past few years, the area where the Mississippi River connects with the Gulf… Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:55:05 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-12-07/going-with-the-flow-forums-to-sustain-mississippi-river Dan Fox