Tag: fertilizers
Farming’s Nitrogen Future Will Be Built From Several Technologies, Not One
Modern farming depends heavily on nitrogen fertilizer because crops need nitrogen to build proteins, chlorophyll and ultimately yield, yet most major crops cannot directly use the nitrogen gas that makes up most of the atmosphere. Farmers have to buy nitrogen in forms plants can use, generally through ammonia, urea and … [continued]
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If Modern Agriculture Were a Person, It Would Be a Sociopath: Can Regenerative Farming Save Us From Ourselves?
Naming the problem: A sociopathic agricultural system There is a great paradox in modern agriculture. The agro-industrial sector is feeding people while harming society and starving the planet. In 1962, one farmer fed 25.8 persons; today, it is 155.[1] But according to the UN, global agrifood systems incur roughly $12 … [continued]
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Trump Must Absolutely Love Solar Panels, Because They Help Farmers
The agrivoltaic movement combines solar panels with agriculture, providing farmers with new opportunities to improve their financial situation at a time of skyrocketing fuel costs.
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Stateside: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026
How the COVID-19 pandemic shaped one young voter’s political perspective. Also, the tale of two bridges: the Ambassador, the Gordie Howe, and the guy who put a wrench in U.S.-Canadian relations.
Green Lightning’s Fertilizer Claim Doesn’t Add Up
Green Lightning really does make nitrogen fertilizer from air and electricity, but it makes very little of it compared with what its marketing says it can replace. Nitrogen is not merely something that encourages a plant to grow. Nitrogen atoms become part of the plant itself, incorporated into proteins, chlorophyll, … [continued]
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