Conventional or Organic Fertilizer The nutrients used by plants to support healthy growth are the same, whether they come from organic or conventional fertilizers. Download to Learn More Related snapAG Articles Antibiotics in Food Biosecurity Organic Farming Beef Protein and the Environment Global Protein Consumption What are GMOs Organic Soil Management Organic and Synthetic Pesticides Neonics Advanced Plant Breeding Antibiotic Resistance Antibiotics – What and Why? Vaccines Animal Welfare or Rights Transporting Farm Animals Pig Housing The Myth of Factory Farms Intensive Livestock Operations Chicken Housing Hormones Today’s Farm Soil Horticulture in Canada Aquaculture in Canada Water Management Agriculture and Land Use Agriculture and Greenhouse Gases Environmental Farm Plans Conservation Tillage Crop Rotation Carbon Sequestration Protein and Nutrition Food Safety Food Waste Grass-Fed and Grain-Finished Beef Pesticides on Food Organic Food Eggs Gluten Food Additives GMOs and the Environment GMO Foods GMOs Around the World Organic Pest Management Conventional or Organic Fertilizer Fertilizer Use Fertilizer Irrigation Grain Farm Technology Glyphosate Pesticides and the Environment Pesticides – What and Why? Plant Breeding and Food Security Genetics and Farming Genetic Engineering and Human Health History of Plant Breeding Bees Bioplastics Crop Byproducts Eating Local Food Processing Food Security Invasive Species Regenerative Agriculture Robotics in Agriculture Supply Management Urban Agriculture Urban Pesticides Websites to Investigate This Topic Further 4R Nutrient Stewardship Best Food Facts FarmFood 360 Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association Footnotes Elizabeth Graham, Stuart Grandy & Marilyn Thelen, Michigan State University. (No date). “Manure Effects on Soil Organisms and Soil Quality.” Fertilizer Canada. (2017). “FAQS – Fertilizer Fundamentals.” Oregon State University Extension Service. (April 30, 2006). “Here’s the Scoop on Chemical and Organic Fertilizer.” Ibid. References Fertilizer Canada. (2017). “FAQS – Fertilizer Fundamentals.” Graham, Elizabeth, Grandy, Stuart & Thelen, Marilyn, Michigan State University. (No date). “Manure Effects on Soil Organisms and Soil Quality.” Oregon State University Extension Service. (April 30, 2006). “Here’s the Scoop on Chemical and Organic Fertilizer”. Tags soil fertilizer organic crops plants conventional farming nutrients manure environment sustainable