agriculture nutrient News

NACWA commends the Environmental Working Group for its report “Troubled Waters: Farm Pollution Threatens Drinking Water”  and for shining the spotlight on the critical public health issues raised by agricultural sources of nutrient pollution.  Nutrient pollution in U.S. surface and ground waters is becoming the ...

Apr. 12, 2012

By National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)

EPA officials will be available for interviews at the annual National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Trade Talk event at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday, Nov. 12. Interview topics include the Renewable Fuel Standards, Worker Protection Standard, outreach to the agricultural community, nutrient management technologies, and regulatory updates related to ...

Nov. 9, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Join a panel of experts as they discuss how to practice good nutrient management in the wake of this year's drought Sponsored by the Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council and hosted by the American Society of Agronomy The drought of 2012 will long be remembered for its devastating effects on crops across a huge swath of North America's most productive soils. And ...

Sep. 17, 2012

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Omnia Holdings Limited, a South African corporation, announced effective April 30, 2018 it has completed its acquisition of Oro Agri SEZC Limited to expand its sales and marketing capabilities in agricultural markets around the world. Omnia’s Agriculture division is the market leader in plant nutrition products in South Africa and southern Africa and is recognized as an international player ...

May 2, 2018

By ORO AGRI

Space-age technologies to help Maryland implement and monitor an expanded winter cover crop program that is vital to the Chesapeake Bay's health are being developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Beltsville, Md. Soil scientist Gregory McCarty and colleagues Dean Hively, Ali Sadeghi and Megan Lang with the ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory in Beltsville are ...

Mar. 6, 2009

By The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - USDA

Algae are a promising source of renewable biofuels and bioproducts, and researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California, are taking a step toward realizing the promise of sustainable, cost-effective algal biofuels for the American public. Sandia molecular biologists Todd Lane and Ryan Davis, leading a team with OpenAlgae and Texas A&M AgriLife Research, ...

Oct. 5, 2015

By US Department of Energy

As consumer demand for year-round fresh produce increases, vegetable and fruit producers are facing significant environmental and sustainability issues, and are being challenged to examine traditional production practices in order to improve product quality while limiting environmental impact. A recent focus on both the positive and negative effects of nitrogen applications has researchers across ...

Jan. 30, 2014

By American Society for Horticultural Science

Held from December 4 - 6, the assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, bringing together over 2,000 heads of state, ministers, business leaders, UN officials and civil society representatives to discuss how to tackle pollution. IFA was proud to be a founding member of the Governing Consortium of the UN Global Science-Policy-Business Forum on the ...

Dec. 7, 2017

By International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA)

Research has documented the rise of nutrient runoff from flat agricultural fields with high rates of precipitation that adds nitrates and phosphates to waterways. These nutrients increase the amount of phytoplankton in the water, which depletes oxygen and kills fish and other aquatic creatures. While injecting animal manure slurry into the soil has been proven to be an effective way of reducing ...

Mar. 18, 2011

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Global fertilizer industry leaders gathered this week for the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) 2018 Strategic Forum to discuss the implications of the IFA2030 strategic review. Held in Beijing, China on November 13th and 14th, the record-breaking event welcomed more than 200 registered delegates representing 94 fertilizer companies from 31 countries. With a focus on two key countries ...

Nov. 15, 2018

By International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA)

We have exciting news. SOIL’s team has been chosen as Editors’ Pick in The Curt Bergfor’s Food Planet Prize! SOIL has been recognized for its particular achievements in the category of Land Use and Agriculture for our innovative circular economy sanitation solution which promotes climate resiliency, protects ecosystems, restores soil fertility, and ultimately: nurtures ...

May 27, 2020

By SOIL Haiti

Supply Agreement Reached between The Andersons Marathon Ethanol and Continental Carbonic Products, Inc. MAUMEE, Ohio - The Andersons Marathon Ethanol LLC (TAME), a partnership between The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE) and Marathon Petroleum Company LP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO), announced today that it has entered into an agreement ...

Oct. 6, 2010

By Marathon Oil Corporation

On November 12, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other environmental and scientific experts to create the Nutrient Recycling Challenge (NRC). The competition was created to develop technology to recycle ...

Nov. 20, 2015

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Some of our nation's principal thought leaders in child health, physical activity and education will converge today in North Texas, site of Super Bowl XLV, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines an unprecedented private-public partnership committed to child health and wellness. This historic agreement will bring together the National Football League, leading government ...

Feb. 4, 2011

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Argus FMB East Europe Fertilizer 2016 is taking place on 15-17 June, offers you the chance to join the only conference focused on fertilizer trade in East Europe. Register ...

Mar. 8, 2016

By Argus Media Ltd.

Dr. Paul W. Tracy of Columbia, MO, has been elected to the position of Vice-Chair on the International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Board. He will begin his term in January 2011, and he will become chair in January of 2012. Tracy succeeds Russell Duncan of South Carolina, who will become Chair of the ICCA Board in January 2011. Tracy received a B.S. degree in agriculture from Montana State ...

Nov. 10, 2010

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

he US Water Alliance issued a report today highlighting common ground and innovative strategies between agriculture and water and wastewater utilities to reduce nutrient pollution in the Mississippi River Basin. “Coming Together to Protect  Mississippi River Watersheds:  Agriculture and Water Sector Collaboration for Nutrient Progress” (August ...

Aug. 21, 2014

By U.S. Water Alliance

A new study has analysed the impact of industrial and agricultural changes on nutrients in Estonian rivers. The results indicated that there were significant reductions in nitrogen in one third of the sites, significant reductions in phosphorus in a quarter of sites and significant reductions in both nutrients in nearly a tenth of sites. High levels of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, ...

Mar. 9, 2010

By Science for Environment Policy - European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service

Nutrient leaching, the movement of plant nutrients from soil to water, can have negative effects on aquatic ecosystems due to eutrophication, which reduces the oxygen available in water, causing species and habitat loss. Ecological Recycling Agriculture (ERA), which is based on ecological principles and integrates crop production and animal husbandry, may limit this effect. This study ...

Nov. 1, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

Scotland’s seaweed could be the latest weapon in the fight against climate change, according to a new report commissioned by The Crown Estate and conducted by researchers at The Scottish Association for Marine Science. The report details the potential of farming marine algae to be used to produce biomass to heat homes and fuel transport while avoiding the problems associated with biofuels, such ...

Oct. 28, 2008

By The Crown Estate