Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In August, Rich Earth released a Farmer Guide to Fertilizing with Urine , available for free on their website. The multi-year trials found that crops fertilized with human urine performed better than untreated control plots. But the potential benefits of fertilizing with human urine reach far beyond the fields of Vermont.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Much of the wool was saturated with organic matter such as manure, straw and leaves. The solution didn’t appear until some time later, when another member of the wool industry gave her an idea: Turn the wool into pellet fertilizer. Bags of this “waste wool” sat around for a long time, with Maksymiuk unsure what to do with it.

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Cropaia

MAY 25, 2024

It is a stable form of charcoal created by heating organic materials, such as crop residues, wood chips, and manure, in the absence of oxygen. Soil degradation mitigation Soil degradation is a major concern in agriculture, leading to reduced fertility and productivity.

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Compost Fertilizer Crop Yield Nutrient Pollution 81

Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

Healthy soil can mean increased yields (and profits) as well as fewer inputs like fertilizer or pesticides. Soil health is not just about organic matter content or nutrient levels in your fields or garden beds; it's also about how well your plants are able to access those nutrients and build strong roots that can thrive in healthy soil.

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