tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post5278803560941156739..comments2024-03-21T13:15:26.838-04:00Comments on The Rural Blog: Fertilizer runoff from Midwest farms must stop, National Academy of Sciences says after studyMelissa Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01558431327921705882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-2802017597609151452009-02-10T06:05:00.000-05:002009-02-10T06:05:00.000-05:00Agricultural run-off from the Midwest is contribut...Agricultural run-off from the Midwest is contributing to an ever-growing dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico - nearly the size of Massachusetts in 2008. Chemical fertilizers are also derived from petroleum, keeping much of the world’s food supply inextricably linked to fossil fuels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com