Soil additive devised by Penn State researchers may cut farm phosphorus runoff
March 16, 2026
March 16, 2026
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Soil additive devised by Penn State researchers may cut farm phosphorus runoff
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -When farmers apply poultry litter -chicken manure -to fields as fertilizer, it adds nutrients to the soil like phosphorus that plants need. However, phosphorus can dissolve in water and runoff into streams instead of going into crops, caus . . .
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Soil additive devised by Penn State researchers may cut farm phosphorus runoff
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -When farmers apply poultry litter -chicken manure -to fields as fertilizer, it adds nutrients to the soil like phosphorus that plants need. However, phosphorus can dissolve in water and runoff into streams instead of going into crops, caus . . .