Illinois farmers will be trained how to properly apply fertilizer and other chemicals as a way to help prevent agricultural runoff.

 

Pumping nitrogen and phosphorous on to farm fields boots crops.  But a lot of what's added winds up in the water supply.  That creates problems like algae growth that robs the water of oxygen, killing off aquatic life.  Ag groups and the Illinois EPA are working on a plan to do something about it.  Jean Payne is president of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association:

 

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