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May 9, 2005: Oil and Food: A Rising Security Challenge
The use of ... of Energy, Energy Information Administration http://www.eia.doe.gov International Fertilizer Industry Association http://www.fertilizer.org Conservation Technology Information Center, 2004 Crop Residue Management Survey http ...
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Nitrous oxide sources - Agricultural Soils
A major direct source of nitrous oxide from agricultural soils is that of synthetic fertilizer use. Widespread increase in the use of such nitrogen based fertilizers has ... synthetic fertilizer and the wider application of animal waste on agricultural soils. However, the application of such nitrogen based fertilizers in many areas has been excessive, with large proportions of the added fertilizer ...
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Natural lawn fertilizer from NaturaLawn of America
Each fertilizer is also blended with our own special package of an additional proprietary mix of ... but not just any fertilizer. While green plants don't know the difference between organic or synthetic fertilizers, the soil organisms do! When NaturaLawn of America makes a fertilizer application to your ...
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In Business, Creating Sustainable Enterprises & Communities
This resulted in less methane being released into the atmosphere (23x CO2), reduced use of synthetic fertilizer (reduced fossil fuel consumption) and improved soil tilth through the use of manures and organic ... these instead of synthetic nitrogen and has for over 15 years. He has seen an increase in yield and soil organic matter. Not even counting the impact of the fertilizer value of ...
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NPG Forum: In Support of a Revolution by Lindsey Grant November 1997
By Smil's calculations, synthetic fertilizers now provide the nitrogen for about half the annual global crop harvest. Put more starkly: Were it not for synthetic fertilizer, the richest nations could ... practices. And that shift gets harder and harder as population grows. That is the synthetic fertilizer trap. With six billion people on Earth, we cannot go back to techniques that ...
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China as an Emerging Nation by Lindsey Grant
Moreover, "virtually all protein needed for the growth of more than 400 million babies ... fertilizer. China's situation is particularly tight, because it has so little arable land. It cannot go back to organic agriculture, with its much lower average yields. Smil points out that synthetic fertilizer ...
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Organic.org - Top 10 Reasons to Support Organic in the 21st Century
Pesticide drift affects non-farm communities with odorless and invisible poisons. Synthetic fertilizer drifting downstream is the main culprit for dead zones in delicate ocean environments, such as ... the risk of cancer, and decrease fertility. 4. Build Healthy Soil Mono-cropping and chemical fertilizer dependency has taken a toll with a loss of top soil estimated at a ...
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American Farmland Trust News: E-News - Eco-Certifications
Eco-Fruit University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Apple Grower’s Association Focus on reduction of high ...
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IFOAM | Criticisms and Frequent Misconceptions about Organic Agriculture: The Counter-Arguments
Misconception Number 13: In tropical countries, the limiting factor for soil fertility is ... farming. Part G: The core idea behind the Organic Agriculture philosophy (“natural is good; synthetic is bad”) is overly simplistic Misconception Number 42: Organic farmers can use toxic natural ...
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Sodium (Na) and water
Sodium nitrate is often applied as a synthetic fertilizer. About 60% of sodium is utilized in chemical industries, where it is converted to chlorine ...
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