Earlier this year, TFI selected the 2020 4R Advocates, and this year’s winner represent 215,006 acres of farmland in 22 states, including two new geographies – Pennsylvania and Texas – and two new crops – cotton and sugarcane. The 2020...
The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) announced at Commodity Classic plans to test improved nutrient stewardship as a means of increasing farmer profitability through the ecosystem services market being...
Agriculture practice change is recognized as a low-cost solution for carbon sequestration and water quality improvements compared to larger off-farm municipal or commercial efforts. Implementing 4R Nutrient Stewardship practices on all farms is a...
Though iron deficiency symptoms can be visually apparent in most crops, the underlying reasoning for reduced uptake or availability can be more complex. Dedicating time to understanding the soil‐plant environment in each distinctive soil where you...
The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) is now accepting nominations for the 2020 4R Advocate awards. This program recognizes farmers and fertilizer retailers for their commitment to nutrient stewardship using the 4R’s (use of the right fertilizer source,...
The 2019 InfoAg Conference recently took place in St. Louis, Missouri and played host to over 1200 attendees. This year The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) took over for the first time as host of the event. In an interview with ZimmComm New Media at...
Calcium is an important nutrient for all crops. Soil calcium concentration and availability to crops is influenced by pH, CEC, soil type, and the concentration of other minerals in the soil. The solubility of the calcium source is important to...
The OCP Group (“OCP”) is a major global plant nutrition company headquartered in Morocco, with exclusive rights to develop Morocco’s world-leading reserves of phosphate ore. The company is integrated across the entire phosphate value...
The agenda for the 2019 4R Summit is now available. We are pleased to welcome Dorothy Pelanda, the Ohio Director of the Department of Agriculture as our keynote speaker! Ohio has been a battle ground when it comes to fertilizer management and...
Phosphorus is a key nutrient for the development of the potato plant and tubers. The status of P in the plant, deficient or sufficient, is closely related to yield. With the high value of a potato crop and the influence of proper phosphorus...
