fertilizer
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At the end of this live commercial he said that this fertilizer made for “happy grass.”
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
One is fish-killing pollution from farmlands’ fertilizer and pesticide runoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply moved through the strait before the war, as well as much of its aluminum, fertilizer and other raw materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
China is a price setter for fertilizer inputs like sulfur coming out of the Gulf.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
In human societies possessing domestic animals, livestock fed more people in four distinct ways: by furnishing meat, milk, and fertilizer and by pulling plows.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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
It said they’re now able to withstand freak weather and require less nitrogen based fertilizers to get the same crops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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
India’s 100 million-plus farmers can trim demand a bit, though, says Willis Thomas, head of fertilizers analysis at commodities consultant CRU Group.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Though hybrids were introduced in the thirties, it wasn’t until farmers started using chemical fertilizers in the 1950s that corn yields really exploded.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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