For generations, farmers have used natural materials such as lime, gypsum and manure to improve their soil for growing crops.

Preliminary discussions have already been held between the government and leading state-owned, cooperative and private sector ...

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Magnesium isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” supplement. Because it’s involved in so many systems in the body—from brain to biceps to bowel—the time of day you take it can help guide where ...

Does magnesium help you sleep? Here’s what the research and experts have to say about how this essential mineral can benefit sleep.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Is magnesium glycinate a better alternative to melatonin for insomnia? -- E.B.G. ANSWER: Although I have heard magnesium recommended for insomnia, the data supporting its use are ...

Experts say the test strips don't usually measure the same part of the nitrate ion that Central Iowa Water Works uses to determine safe drinking water.

Renewed conflict in the Middle East has stalled urea production in Iran, sending ripples through global fertilizer markets and adding to existing uncertainty around Russian and Chinese supplies ...

Green Fertilizer Made with Air and Plasma: NitroCapt (Sweden) wins $2M Food Planet Prize 2025 for developing low-emission fertilizers ...

Since it was founded in 1998, the independent agency has led investigations into major disasters, including the fatal explosion of ammonium nitrate fertilizer in West, Texas, in 2013 and the 2010 ...

Efforts to regulate fertilizer use or require action on the part of farmers and businesses in eastern Oregon are still struggling to get off the ground.