Fertilizer

Recent rain showers coincide with the start of the annual fertilizer ban. Key nutrients from fertilizer runoff contribute to algae growth, which leads to murky, stinky waters and hurts marine life.

In the 1980s, the state embarked on a major effort to clean up dairy pollution in South Florida's waters. Florida bought out dairies, helped modernize those that remained, and strictly limited nutrient runoff. Half a century later, have the problems moved into North Florida's springs country?

If permits are approved, construction at the Riverview plant would begin in 2028, according to a preliminary company presentation.

UF/IFAS researchers are testing how effective these products are by putting them in mesh bags and burying them alongside corn and cotton crops.

There had been proposals to tweak the county's winter and summer ban on applying lawn fertilizer, which is the strictest county regulation in the state.

Fertilizers fuel algae blooms in springs and other waterways. That's why some counties ban their sale during rainy months. But one county is considering revising its summertime and wintertime-ban

The Blue-Green Algae Task Force wants data on the state's strategy for curbing farm-related nutrient pollution.

FIU researchers are experimenting with "floating wetlands" to improve the water quality of Miami's canals.

Central Florida leaders and advocates want to regain control of urban fertilizer usage to keep Florida’s waterways clean.

A Dunedin city commissioner and an activist at 1000 Friends of Florida share their take on fertilizer bans.

These are the bills that could help — or hurt — Florida’s environment.

Local government leaders from across Florida tell the Times they support their community’s fertilizer bans.