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NEWS ABOUT: fertilizer

fertilizer stories: 5 news summaries

Fears Mount Over
Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone'

Only Dolly kept oxygen-free area from becoming largest ever

Jul 31, 08 3:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are  increasingly concerned about the growing "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, an oxygen-poor mass of water that cannot sustain most sea life, which now covers 8,000 square miles, nearly the largest ever. Created by fertilizer runoff from the Mississippi, the zone would be even bigger... More »

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ocean • fishing • fertilizer • oxygen • Gulf of Mexico • ocean habitats • Hurricane Dolly • dead zone

Soaring Fertilizer Prices Another Cog in Food Crisis

Costs up 65% percent, drawing calls for inquiries by US, UN

May 27, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Farmers worldwide are fuming over soaring fertilizer prices, the Wall Street Journal reports. Costs are 65% higher in the US than a year ago, making it difficult for farmers to boost production in response to an international food crisis. Meanwhile, fertilizer companies have reaped big profits from a cartel-based system... More »

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antitrust • fertilizer • farmer • food prices • Byron Dorgan

 Another Key Shortage: Fertilizer 

Prices skyrocket, ingredients scarce as growing population demands more food

Apr 30, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the less touted factors behind the global food crisis is a shortage in chemical fertilizer, which has helped boost crop yields dramatically and particularly benefited the developing world. But while growing demand is unlikely to be met for many years, the environmental impact of producing and using chemical... More »

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farming • corn • crops • fertilizer • rice • developing countries • food prices • food supply

Greenies Bank on Worm Poop

All organic fertilizers changing the marketplace

Sep 22, 07 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - One company wanting to "make millions while saving the world" is banking on worm poop, using it for eco-friendly fertilizer—though chemical compost still clogs the market, CNN reports. Greenies are boosting the organic fertilizer market by 10% per year, but most homeowners have "failed" the "environmentally... More »

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environmentalism • organic • fertilizer • poop

High Food Prices Hurt World's Poor

Relief groups find resources, ability to help stretched thin

Jul 24, 07 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - For the world's poorest people, the quantity and quality of food are increasingly at risk. Wholesale prices of  basic foods are 21% higher now than in 2005, with grain surging more than 30%. What's more, the total volume of food delivered by US-funded groups has declined 52% in the last... More »

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China • food • India • livestock • biofuel • charity • poverty • fertilizer • poor • aid programs • food prices

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