[BCFSN] a couple of foodie gleanings... then you should check out the recent series in Popular Science

[Pamela Zevit Adamah Consultants]

A USDA scientist has developed a soil test that takes into account how soil microbes tend to
increase the amount of nitrogen available to plants. This allows farmers to generally apply less
fertilizer than they normally would, cutting costs and reducing runoff into water supplies. (7/10)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2014/140710.htm 
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