fertilizer

The chemical industry remains a cornerstone of the global economy, producing a vast range of goods—from medicines and fertilizers to plastics, paints, electronics, cleaning agents, and toiletries.

Steep fertilizer costs and low soybean prices have made it hard to make ends meet this year.

By squeezing margins, the tax discourages the use of expensive patented seeds and fertilizers.

The droppings of rodents and birds and every other animal act as a natural fertilizer.

As Ms. Gaul shows through wide-ranging detective work, Egyptian farmers were obliged to rely on artificial fertilizers and year-round irrigation after successive efforts to dam the Nile eventually shut down the river’s age-old fertilization cycle.