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Producers added the nitrogen-rich melamine powder so their milk would seem higher in protein.
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Producers added the nitrogen-rich melamine powder so their milk would seem higher in protein.
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 The green compost is nitrogen-rich and comes from your vegetable and fruit matter, coffee grinds, and green plants.
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The film also gives a platform to farmers like Jack Hedin, who discusses using cover crops in winter on his vegetable farm to reduce soil erosion and run-off; Tony Thompson, who employs perennial grasses and wetlands that soak up run-off on his 4000-acre soybean and corn farm; and Dan Coughlin, who raises grass-fed cows instead of keeping them in confinement-which produces excess nitrogen-rich manure that often ends up in waterways.
Paula Crossfield: The Troubled Waters of Big Ag's Academic Influence Paula Crossfield 2010
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I've followed the rules put out by the mophead sellers: My shrubs get lots of sun, and I don't give them nitrogen-rich fertilizer, which can result in lush leaves but no blooms.
Hydrangeas' Fall Flower Show Bart Ziegler 2011
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NatureMill says certain nitrogen-rich foods like broccoli "just stink," so now the company is including extra sawdust pellets to even out the carbon balance.
Adventures With Home Gadgets (and Slug Eggs) Gwendolyn Bounds 2010
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NatureMill says certain nitrogen-rich foods like broccoli "just stink," so now the company is including extra sawdust pellets to even out the carbon balance.
Adventures With Home Gadgets (and Slug Eggs) Gwendolyn Bounds 2010
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NatureMill says certain nitrogen-rich foods like broccoli "just stink," so now the company is including extra sawdust pellets to even out the carbon balance.
Adventures With Home Gadgets (and Slug Eggs) Gwendolyn Bounds 2010
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In addition to their cruelty, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) result in runoff of nitrogen-rich manure.
Mindy Pennybacker: Don't let BP sink us: Eight easy ways consumers can spare our seas 2010
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In addition to their cruelty, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) result in runoff of nitrogen-rich manure.
Mindy Pennybacker: Don't let BP sink us: Eight easy ways consumers can spare our seas 2010
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