The Great Beyond: Nitrogen fertilizer: too much of a good thing

“Overuse of nitrogen fertilizer costs the European Union €70 billion – €320 billion per year, according to a landmark assessment of nitrogen flows across Europe, released today (11 April) at a workshop on nitrogen and global change in Edinburgh, UK.”

I can’t help but think there’s a practical microbial answer to this. The whole use of chemicals in farming is twisted. I think with all our science, we could do better.

Bookmarked in Delicious.

Read this article…