Salt From Chemical Inputs Is Destroying Our Soils

Salt From Chemical Inputs Is Destroying Our Soils

Growers continue to apply a range of synthetic inputs in the form of fertilizers and herbicides. Most of these inputs are salt-based platforms. Technically, most synthetic fertilizers are nearly 100 percent salts, with the thinking that plants use most of the applied nutrient salts. The belief is that these nutrient salts are removed by the crop or recycled in the soil. That’s a myth…