Costa Rica has taken a groundbreaking step in promoting sustainable agriculture and advancing the circular economy with the development of its first fertilizer derived from agricultural waste.

Growing global demand for sustainable agriculture is driving scientists to find smarter ways to handle livestock waste. A new study by Xiaofei Ge and colleagues at China Agricultural University brings ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Like many, Zach Mann sees dollar signs in Iowa’s rich, black soil. Iowa’s fertile farmland has been a powerhouse for producing cash crops like corn and soybeans, but at a heavy ...

In a world desperately in need of solutions to a growing food shortage crisis, one UA student has engineered a solution that could have large-scale applications for the food industry. The latest ...

In urban settings, where soil fertility and water access can be limited, urine has gained quiet traction among permaculturists and eco-conscious gardeners. Once seen as taboo, human urine is quietly ...

Researchers have succeeded in establishing a method for producing recycled liquid fertilizer that contains high concentrations of phosphorus. Growing plants can be a joyous, yet frustrating process as ...

Ken Sechrist, who likens manure to a perfume, was still unprepared for a drive through Cumberland County farmland likely fertilized with food processing residuals. "It was the most godawful thing I've ...

A farmer from South Carolina says others are using sludge as fertilizer to enrich agricultural fields, despite the potential danger of toxins in the waste material.

The state of global agriculture is at a critical crossroads between climate change, land/water resources and rising populations. The $650 billion global produce industry, as it exists today, is ...