Scientists found that ammonia drifting from pig farms can settle on nearby soils and increase nitrous oxide emissions.

Researchers have reported that nitrate accumulated in soil bordering streams plays an important role in the increase of nitrate levels in stream water when it rains. Their findings may help reduce ...

JEROME • Agronomists and farmers are used to managing nitrogen levels within the top foot or two of soil. Many routinely grab soil samples and use those results to determine how much nitrogen to apply ...

Revised Document Prepared by: A.L. Shober, K.L. Gartley, and J.T. Sims Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware Unlike other nutrients, such as potassium or phosphorus, the ...

New University of Minnesota research, recently published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal, significantly improves a tool that farmers can use to guide nitrogen application decisions. Too ...

Excessive use of fertilizers has fueled global food production, but it has also left behind a serious problem: nitrate pollution in soil and water. High nitrate levels threaten drinking water safety, ...

Nitrogen levels in 2022, a year that had both wet and dry weather, were more typical, in contrast to 2021, when it was extremely dry, an Agvise Laboratories Inc. staff member says. John Breker, soil ...