Events

Farming Smarter Hinges on 4R Best Management Practices

June 22, 2017
Energy & Environment, Stewardship, Conference Recap, Events, Press Releases, TFI News
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2017 -- Preserving water quality while feeding another 2 billion people by 2050 is the challenge facing North America's farmers and its agricultural supply chain. The annual 4R Summit, sponsored by The Fertilizer Institute, was held in Minneapolis June 12 and 13 to share effective nutrient stewardship tenets and practices.
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One Acre Fund: Working for Positive Change

September 7, 2012
Economy, Events, The Feed
One Acre Fund: Working for Positive Change As we make the final preparations for The Fertilizer Institute’s World Fertilizer Conference in Boston next week, I am eagerly awaiting Monday’s keynote presentation by Andrew Youn, Senior Partner, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the One Acre Fund. One Acre is making a difference in an area of the world that so badly needs a better functioning agricultural system.
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"Respect" for Fertilizer Retailers

March 29, 2012
Stewardship, Events, The Feed
I have just arrived home from a quick trip to Cleveland, Ohio to judge entries in the 2012 Environmental Respect Awards (ERA). It was a whirlwind trip - one  of those two day, four city deals that leave you thinking of an airport as close to a second home - on second thought, a home minus electrical outlets for charging key items like computers and phones.
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Celebrating Ag Day

March 8, 2012
Advocacy, Events, The Feed
Today is National Ag Day, and hopefully all U.S. citizens will take a second to be thankful for the abundant and safe food supply we have in America. The year round variety of food in our grocery stores is amazing and the production and logistics necessary to make it happen is a modern wonder made possible by dedicated farmers, input suppliers and transportation experts.
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A Boost for 4R Nutrient Stewardship

October 7, 2011
Stewardship, Events, The Feed
I was pleased to hear from John Oster of The Morrall Companies today. Morrall held its first retail personnel training session yesterday for about 24 employees, including all of our custom operators.  The group included virtually all of Morrall’s people who interact directly with the company’s grower customers.
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Perspective on Regulations Impacting U.S. Fertilizer Retailers

September 21, 2011
Economy, Advocacy, Events, The Feed
Much policy discussion today centers on regulatory overreach and the economic impact of such action and we have even seen the current Administration roll back implementation of some major environmental rules – presumably due to their impact on the economic well-being of the regulated entity.
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