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Originally Posted by OrganicBananac
... What I do fear though, is the misuse of agricultural chemicals(ferts), ...
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Most chemical fertilizers are minerals mined out of the ground and entirely organic. If the nitrogen level is boosted with Urea Nitrate, then it no longer qualifies.
If U.S. agriculture were to stop using mineral-based fertilizers and switch to those from plant sources, then 3/4 of the U.S. and about 1/4 of the world would starve. These mineral resources are finite and no longer abundant. Just as with oil, we will have critical shortages some decade in the not so distant future.