How Fertilizer Madness Turned Guano Into Gold

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In one bizarre blink, guano ruled U.S. agriculture and the world.

“We're constantly pressured into this concept that it has to get to a certain point before we take care of ourselves. And that's absolutely stupid," says Ted Matthews of Rural Minnesota Mental Health Support.

USDA calls these exotic arachnids “invasive pests that pose a serious threat to livestock.”