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Episode 383: From Brimstone to Broccoli: The Story of Sulfur

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From cover crops to regenerative grazing and organic production to marketing, ATTRA - Voices from the Field is your sustainable agriculture podcast. Voices from the Field is produced by NCAT. Since 1976, NCAT has provided trusted information, individualized technical assistance, and in-depth resources to support sustainable agriculture and accessible energy solutions.

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agriculture Specialists Nina Prater, Darron Gaus, and Lee Rinehart continue their exploration of plant nutrients. In previous episodes, they covered nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and calcium, and in this episode they dive into the pungent world of sulfur. They discuss the history of sulfur, how sulfur is related to air quality, how sulfur works in the soil, why it is so important in plants, and how to manage sulfur in sustainable and organic ways.

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References:

Britannica Science

Decades After Clean Air Act, Most Smokestacks Still Lack Scrubbers

Air Pollution Legislation:

Hell on Earth: The Sulfur Mines of Sicily

Revisiting the role of sulfur in crop production: A narrative review

Sulfur Deficiency:

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