Advocacy Updates

The Fertilizer Institute Lauds House Introduction Of Critical Rail Transportation Bill

October 1, 2015
Advocacy Updates, Transportation, Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) today lauded House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership including Reps. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), Peter DeFazio (R-Ore.), Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) and Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), for introducing legislation to extend the deadline for implementation of Positive Train Control on our nation’s rail system.  The bill, H.R.
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Agricultural Retailers Association and The Fertilizer Institute Join Forces to Establish ResponsibleAg

February 21, 2014
Energy & Environment, Advocacy Updates, Stewardship, Press Releases, Safety & Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) and The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) today announced plans to create ResponsibleAg, an independent, not-for-profit organization designed to support fertilizer retailers’ compliance with federal safety and security regulations.
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The Fertilizer Institute Commends Introduction of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Legislation

February 11, 2014
Advocacy, Advocacy Updates, Press Releases
Washington, D.C – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) today thanked House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas); House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies Chairman Patrick Meehan (R-Penn.) and additional co-sponsors for introducing the CFATS Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014.  This bipartisan streamlined bill will provide for a two-year extension of the Chemical Facilit
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Why Does the Fertilizer Industry Need a Lobbyist?

October 18, 2011
Advocacy, Advocacy Updates, The Feed
My guest at a recent dinner party asked me "why does the fertilizer industry need a lobbyist?"  As a lobbyist with 30 years of experience proudly representing a business that is responsible for between 40 and 60 percent of world food production, I have more than a few answers to that question. 
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The Fertilizer Institute Registers Support of Disapproval Resolution on Climate Change

September 8, 2011
Advocacy Updates, Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) has joined a broad industry coalition in submitting a letter to members of the Senate in support of S.J. Res. 26, a resolution introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), designed to revoke the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act. TFI President Ford B. West released the following statement:
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