When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa’s largest city with drinking water, it costs Des Moines around ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied how polymer-coated fertilizer (PCF) applied to fields ends up on beaches and in the sea. They studied PCF deposits on beaches around Japan, ...

Scientists at UC Davis have developed wheat plants that stimulate the production of their own fertilizer, opening the path toward less air and water pollution worldwide and lower costs for farmers.

This story was originally published by Sentient. Minnesota regulators are asking the public whether the state’s rule to prevent agricultural nitrate pollution is strong enough to protect drinking ...

The Trump administration paused $38 million in funding for research aimed at reducing nitrogen fertilizer use in biofuel crops. The research sought to cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce farmer costs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Irrigation pivot in a field in Morrow County An irrigation pivot sits in a crop of canola near Echo. (Photo by Kathy Aney/Oregon ...

Warming winters are intensifying nitrate pollution in Des Moines' drinking water, leading to increased costs and health risks ...

Corn is a key source of biofuel. Fertilizing it releases a potent greenhouse gas into the air, so the federal government had approved research to grow the crop with less nitrogen. The funding is now ...