Fertilizer is one of the biggest expenses on a farm – but that investment can lead to big rewards in terms of yield and crop ...

If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day ...

Here are ways to reduce input costs in a year that many farmers may struggle to keep production costs below the price of corn.

The U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced $5 million in funding to ...

Instead of relying on energy-hungry reactors to generate high temperatures and pressure, researchers are looking underground at Earth's natural heat and forces to cook up ammonia for fertilizer. In a ...

But in only one case did adding nitrogen fertilizer significantly increase yield (by 6 bushels per acre), he said. There was no relationship between yield level and response to nitrogen fertilizer.

New method harnesses Earth's natural forces to produce ammonia sustainably, offering a greener alternative to fertilizer ...

The rise in nitrogen fertilizers over the past century has significantly contributed to enhancing agricultural production and ...

There is also no research estimating the magnitude of ... using standard agronomic practices for corn, including nitrogen fertilizer at 0, 40, 80, 120, or 200 pounds per acre.

If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A ...

The E.P.A.’s report follows a growing body of research that has found that sludge can be contaminated with human-made ...