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To: Carry_Okie

” If you saw the soil of some of these American corn farms and what the growth would look like without the injection of ammonia gas, you wouldn’t be so celebratory. “

Corn uses a lot of nitrogen. Anhydrous ammonia is a great way to get it at a good price.
No soil in the world could supply adequate nitrogen to grow modern corn without outside nitrogen being added.


32 posted on 01/05/2014 8:14:25 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (Obama lied; our healthcare died.)
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To: HereInTheHeartland
Corn uses a lot of nitrogen. Anhydrous ammonia is a great way to get it at a good price.

Duh. Works for the short term.

No soil in the world could supply adequate nitrogen to grow modern corn without outside nitrogen being added.

Ruining soil to make ethanol for cars is a terrible use of trace minerals.

34 posted on 01/05/2014 8:19:56 AM PST by Carry_Okie (0-Care IS Medicaid; they'll pull a sheet over your head and take everything you own to pay for it.)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

Ah, someone that knows something about modern agriculture. A breath of fresh air.


50 posted on 01/05/2014 2:14:35 PM PST by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed.)
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