We’ve been using nitrogen fertilisers to bolter crop growth since the neolithic era. But producing enough food for nearly seven billion mouths requires intensive farming farming practices that demand heavy applications of fertilisers. And their overuse is taking a heavy toll on the environment — an estimated $US91 billion to…
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