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fertilizer

[fur-tl-ahy-zer] / ˈfɜr tlˌaɪ zər /


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When that happens, gardeners may want to consider whether they are using too much fertilizer.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Lower market prices for farm commodities and higher costs for fuel and fertilizer have eroded farmers’ incomes, causing them to refrain from buying new tractors, harvesters and other equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

At the end of this live commercial he said that this fertilizer made for “happy grass.”

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

The near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent fertilizer prices sharply higher this year, raising concerns over a broader shock to the global food system.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

New ore deposits were discovered in western New Mexico, and procurement officials expressed high hopes for a scheme to extract uranium from phosphate processed by fertilizer manufacturers in Florida.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

These include keeping soil permanently covered, applying compost, using more diverse crop rotations and reducing the use of mineral fertilizers and pesticides.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

In agriculture, fertilizers can be enclosed inside PHA beads that gradually release their contents as the plastic breaks down.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

They were looking for a steady source of raw milk at a time when consumers were waking up to the risks of food contaminated by additives, fertilizers and pesticides.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

Natural gas accounts for as much as 80% of the cost of nitrogen-based fertilizers like urea, he explains.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

In place of petrochemical fertilizers, Greenways’s organic acres are fed with compost from a nearby horse farm and by poultry manure.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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