(AP) – There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded and killed at least 14 people this week.

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Gold Eagle Cooperative in Hardy, Iowa suffered a scare on Tuesday afternoon when the bin under its fertilizer building exploded. According to Jeff Mericle, Gold Eagle safety director, eight yards of ...

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Fertilizing your garden in hot weather is not an ideal practice, as it may damage your plants. Fortunately, there are relatively safe options that are available if you feel the need to fertilize in ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Policymakers from federal, state and local governments promised changes following a 2013 deadly fertilizer plant fire in West, Texas. The fire at West Fertilizer Company killed 15 ...

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture and the North Dakota Agriculture Association will host a fertilizer and anhydrous ammonia safety training session from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 17 at the NDSU ...

Research published in Nature Water found that widespread application of the common farm fertilizer, urea, severely degrades ...

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Fresno County Environmental Health Director David Pomaville said, "There are facilities here in the county that handle fertilizer type materials, mainly in re-packaging and distribution of those ...