Soil degradation costs U.S. corn farmers a half-billion dollars every year | CU Boulder Today | University of Colorado Boulder

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Researchers have found that a whopping one-third of the fertilizer applied to grow corn in the U.S. each year simply compensates for the ongoing loss of soil fertility, costing farmers a half-billion dollars.

Soil degradation costs U.S. corn farmers a half-billion dollars every year Published:1/12/2021 1/12/2021 • By Kelsey Simpkins Banner image: A hand holds a corn cob in front of a cornfield. (Credit: Unsplash) One-third of the fertilizer applied to grow corn in the U.S. each year simply compensates for the ongoing loss of soil fertility, leading to more than a half-billion dollars in extra costs to U.S. farmers every year, finds new research from CU Boulder published last month in Earth’s Future . Long-term soil fertility is on the decline in agricultural lands around the world due to salinizati

Soil degradation costs U.S. corn farmers a half-billion dollars every year | CU Boulder Today | University of Colorado Boulder

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