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  2. Biofertilizer - Wikipedia

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    Through the use of biofertilizers, healthy plants can be grown, while enhancing the sustainability and the health of the soil. Biofertilizers can be expected to reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, but they are not yet able to replace their use. As of 2024, more than 340 biofertilizer products have been approved for ...

  3. Fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    Most fertilizer is made from dirty hydrogen. [122] Ammonia is produced from natural gas and air. [123] The cost of natural gas makes up about 90% of the cost of producing ammonia. [124] The increase in price of natural gases over the past decade, along with other factors such as increasing demand, have contributed to an increase in fertilizer ...

  4. Agricultural microbiology - Wikipedia

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    Nitrogen is an essential element needed for the creation of biomass and is usually seen as a limiting nutrient in agricultural systems. Though abundant in the atmosphere, the atmospheric form of nitrogen cannot be utilized by plants and must be transformed into a form that can be taken up directly by the plants; this problem is solved by biological nitrogen fixers.

  5. 'The price of food and gas and housing is out of control ...

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    And according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the headline inflation rate has subsided, with the U.S. consumer price index showing a 0.1 decline in June from May. This ...

  6. Paying more for gas and food? Here's what the Federal ... - AOL

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    Overall, consumer prices were 7.5% higher in January than they were a year ago, the biggest increase in 40 years, easily outpacing the 4.4% growth in average wages.

  7. Sheetz cuts gas prices by 40 cents for certain fuel as ...

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    The price of regular unleaded gas on average was $3.063 per gallon on Tuesday, down from $3.183 a month ago and $3.313 a year ago, according to AAA. This story has been updated with new information.

  8. Soil fertility - Wikipedia

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    Bioavailable phosphorus (available to soil life) is the element in soil that is most often lacking. Nitrogen and potassium are also needed in substantial amounts. For this reason these three elements are always identified on a commercial fertilizer analysis.

  9. Corn ethanol - Wikipedia

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    The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), the ethanol industry's lobbying group, claims that ethanol production increases the price of corn by increasing demand. The RFA claims that ethanol production has positive economic effect for US farmers, but it does not elaborate on the effect for other populations where field corn is part of the staple diet.