The Milorganite fertilizer factory that opened on Jones Island in 1994 is wearing out and will require a total of $66.5 million worth of equipment replacement and other rehabilitation.

MMSD hired an odor analysis laboratory to identify chemicals responsible for solvent-like odors in Milorganite fertilizer.

Milorganite – whose name comes from combining the words Milwaukee, organic and nitrogen – is now approved only as a fertilizer for use on lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetable gardens.

Milorganite accounts for 13 percent of retail fertilizer sales in the four-county Milwaukee area, he said.

Questions about a possible link between Milorganite, a fertilizer made here from human and industrial waste sludge, and the rare, fatal and still unexplained Lou Gehrig`s disease will not be ...

Fertilizer is important in the life of a tomato plant and as you have experienced, Milorganite, while a good product, generally won't supply the nutrients needed to grow an abundant, healthy ...

Milorganite is better than synthetic fertilizers, but I am not a fan of sewer sludge-based products. Its manufacturer apparently does a good job of removing the heavy metals and pathogens from the ...

Q: I have a nice crop of mums this year (I think because I spread Milorganite fertilizer over top this summer), but I want to relocate some colors that don't go as well together or with my four ...

Is Milorganite OK to use as a winterizer fertilizer? I've noticed the nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium values in it are quite low, so I have to apply a lot of it to my lawn. Cost wise, it seems to be ...

Fielding Questions columnist Don Kinzler explains what can be done about nightcrawlers, when best to fertilize lawns with Milorganite and methods for growing carrots.