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Nitrogen Production Process

Facts about Nitrogen

  • Approximately 80 percent of the air we breathe is nitrogen.
  • For plants to use nitrogen, it must be converted to ammonium or nitrate by industrial or natural processes.
  • Urea and ammonium nitrate are the two main end products of the nitrogen fertilizer process and they can be combined with other ingredients to form various fertilizers for on-farm use.