fertilizer
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Its closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused pain around the world in the form of price hikes and shortages of fertilizer and energy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
China, a major fertilizer user, has long been the world’s second-largest exporter of fertilizer—until recently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
When that happens, gardeners may want to consider whether they are using too much fertilizer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
It then broadened its restrictions on additional fertilizer varieties in March and halted most sulfuric-acid exports beginning in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
When new leadership in Seoul cut off the free fertilizer in 2008, North Korea tried to do nationally what it has been doing for decades in its labor camps.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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
This is especially true for their company, which employs about 130,000 people across more than 50 countries and has interests in paper products, petroleum, pipelines, chemicals, fertilizers, electronic components, logistics and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
Even with the modern availability of synthetic fertilizers produced by chemical factories, the major source of crop fertilizer today in most societies is still animal manure—especially of cows, but also of yaks and sheep.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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