Food and Environment Reporting Network

What happens when a farmer loses his soil?

Will Runion’s 736-acre cattle and hay farm is tucked into a horseshoe bend of the Nolichucky River in northeast Tennessee. On ...

America's sewage and manure hold a $5.7 billion key to breaking synthetic fertilizer dependence

Nutrients recovered from animal and human waste could drastically reduce synthetic fertilizer use in the U.S., according to a ...

Officials target microplastics. What exactly are they? How do they get into the body?

Experts analyzing microplastics in tissues and bodily fluids often use a two-pronged approach: a microscope reveals particles ...

Plastic garden gear can add microplastics to the soil. Here are some alternatives

As seed-starting and planting season kicks in, AP gardening columnist Jessica Damiano urges gardeners to try reducing plastic ...

Human urine could help tackle global fertilizer and wastewater challenges, study finds

Human urine—often flushed away without thought—could be key to making agriculture and wastewater treatment more sustainable and energy efficient, according to new research from the University of ...