Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

Some examples of fertilising plants organically are; Agricultural waste Manure from livestock Industrial waste However, inorganic fertilisers exist too which are responsible for directly affecting the soil through chemicals. Phosphate rock is a popular material for the manufacturing of this fertiliser.

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Manure Compost Straw Fertilizer 98

Modern Farmer

MARCH 4, 2024

And mushrooms of all kinds sprout as they feast on crop waste, coffee grounds and horse manure. Last year, the EU extended the obligation to tobacco manufacturers, although critics report that the regulations lack teeth. More recently, mycologists have been unleashing fungi on common industrial and consumer waste.

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Cultivation Manufacturing Production Textiles 125

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This would further enable farmers to drastically cut pesticide use and increase habitat availability for a wide range of species. Diverse plants and manure must take their place. In contrast, today’s dominant players genetically engineer and mass produce seed alongside complementary inputs including fertilizers and pesticides.

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Seeding Food Agriculture Agriculture 98

The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Sir Albert Howard, who developed the scientific aerobic composting method and brought it to the world in his iconic 1943 book, An Agricultural Testament , wrote “Artificial manures [that’s what he called chemical fertilizer] lead inevitably to artificial nutrition, artificial food, artificial animals, and finally to artificial men and women.”

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Agriculture Agriculture Fertilizer Manure 52

The Equation

DECEMBER 12, 2023

According to the EPA, it applies about a half million tons of pesticides, 12 million tons of nitrogen, and 4 million tons of phosphorus fertilizer to crops in the continental United States every year. Big Ag is a major polluter. billion in damages annually to gulf fisheries and marine habitat since 1980.

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Fertilizer Pesticide Agriculture Agriculture 127

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 1, 2025

Diesel-powered tractors replaced horse-powered plows, and synthetic nitrogen fertilizers replaced their manure. In the years after World War II, U.S. farms in the upper Midwest underwent an industrial revolution. The result was an orgy of overproduction. Vast gluts of corn and soybeans began to pile up, and prices plunged.

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Food Crop Processing Tractor 59

Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2025

billion in 7,200 on-farm renewable energy projects, including installing manure digesters and solar panels and $6 billion in rural electric coops. Regulating Pesticides and Other Chemicals Ongoing pesticide approvals and regulations generally chug along without much disruptioneven as administrations change.

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