Green farming: Fossil fuel free fertiliser to be sold in Sweden from 2023

Cecilia Keating
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Conventional nitrogen fertiliser production has a heavy emissions footprint
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Conventional nitrogen fertiliser production has a heavy emissions footprint

Farming cooperative Lantmännen is to purchase fossil-free fertiliser from Yara to sell to farmers in Sweden

Fertiliser giant Yara and Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen have signed a landmark deal that could see fossil-free fertiliser become increasingly common on farms in Sweden. Under the terms...

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