(Natural News) The global food supply chain only thrives through respectful cooperation. Free trade relies on strong, peaceful relations between all the nations of the world. In times of war, the interdependence of this global food system becomes a liability that threatens food security for billions of people around the world. As the world goes […]

(Natural News) As Americans continue to deal with widespread grocery shortages and supply chain issues continue to impact the world, hopes for an economic turnaround this year depend largely on two major global shortages, according to Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse. The first shortage to keep an eye on is fertilizer. The Wall Street […]

(Natural News) European researchers found that cloud formations over Asia are influenced by ammonia from agriculture. In a paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the researchers described how ammonia from livestock and fertilizers rises up into the atmosphere to form a seasonal aerosol layer. Aerosol layer largely made up of ammonia-based chemical The Asian tropopause aerosol layer (ATAL) is an […]

(Natural News) Food prices are expected to rise even more due to a shortage of nitrogen fertilizer, which will prevent farmers from getting what they need for their fields in the future. According to executives at the CF Industries Holding Inc., the lack of fertilizers will lead to a smaller corn yields that will push the prices of food […]

(Natural News) Toxic “forever chemicals” seem to be everywhere these days, from drinking water sources to breast milk. Now, it appears that the chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have also found their way into fertilizers, according to a report published last month. The report was written by researchers from the Ecology Center and […]

(Natural News) Many home gardeners buy compost or fertilizers to improve the quality of their soil. Unfortunately, some home fertilizers made from biosolids – nutrient-rich, organic materials derived from sewage sludge – contain alarmingly high levels of “forever chemicals,” or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Those are the findings of a recent report by scientists with Ecology Center, a […]

(Natural News) After being the poster boy for drug abuse and dysfunction for decades, cannabis has recently hit an approval high among consumers, as one state after another has legalized it for recreational or medicinal use (or both). More and more studies are coming out every day proving the health benefits of marijuana, and of […]

(Natural News) The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates that the total wildlife population on Earth has declined by a staggering 60 percent since 1970. Among the creatures on our planet, it is only the human population that is growing by leaps and bounds. Fish, birds, undomesticated mammals and insects have all suffered devastating declines. While […]

(Natural News) Researchers found a possible method of evaluating the state of an environment. By analyzing the concentrations of nutrients stored in the leaves of locally found plants, they might get an accurate picture of the overall health of the local ecological systems. Known for hosting the photosynthetic process that provides plants with food and energy, […]

(Natural News) Scientists from the Punjab Agricultural University in India found that organic fertilizer can greatly improve soil health. In their study, which was published in the Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, they noted that the organic amendments, aside from being easily decomposable, can help microbes with carbon sequestration in highly saline soils and effectively […]