Manitoba Co-operator: Struvite fertilizer from Winnipeg sewers

Joanne Thiessen Martens, a University of Manitoba research scientist, has explored the performance of struvite-based fertilizer. Her results are promising.

Trials conducted from 2017 to 2019 found that struvite increased crop yields, particularly in alfalfa. Because it doesn’t easily dissolve, the yield benefits would likely be evident in subsequent years, even when no struvite was added.

Her current work builds on the results of those first trials.

You can read the full article in the Manitoba Co-operator.