This substance is used to make fertilizer, which in turn is used in most modern agriculture. Until now, the Haber-Bosch ...

At the moderate nitrogen rates, yield was up by 4 bushels per acre. This was equivalent to 10-35 pounds of nitrogen per acre of fertilizer. "The overall yield response was positive, but modest.

Nicholas Ray, assistant professor in the School of Marine Science and Policy, was part of a National Science Foundation research coordination network that released a paper focused on nitrogen fixation ...

Traditionally, Indigenous peoples almost universally viewed thoroughly putrefied, maggot-infested animal foods as highly ...

The coffee grounds are acidic. They are also a source of nitrogen for the plants. A recent email from a reader told of using the grounds as a scented repellent to deter raccoons from blueberry bushes.

Natural nitrogen sources, such as livestock manures, also have been targeted by the federal government's climate change policies. "It's hard to be a green farmer when you're operating in the red ...