fertilizer
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Meanwhile, those shipping disruptions were also lifting fertilizer prices, amid concerns that the supply of key ingredients would be disrupted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
"It could be that these cells support the surrounding tissue and help the brain stay functional and 'youthful'. They may act as a sort of fertilizer in a garden that has started falling apart."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Companies to watch include grain processors and traders like Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill, ethanol producers and machinery and fertilizer companies with direct exposure to the economic fate of U.S. farmers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The increase in oil prices has also affected diesel and fertilizer prices, creating a ripple effect through several sectors, including agriculture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
I even shoved some plant fertilizer sticks that I found buried in Mom’s shed into the soil, and still nothing.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Heavy metal pollution is common around industrial sites, mining regions, cities, and towns, but contaminants can also spread into rural landscapes through the air, sewage sludge, fertilizers, and other agricultural products.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Intensive farming practices that were heavy on fertilizers and pesticides were found to be damaging soil health and were ruled out.
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
But unlike nitrogen fertilizers, which have to be applied with every planting, phosphates foster longer-term soil health.
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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