Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) President Chris Jahn issued the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Elaine Chao to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation (DOT).

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2016 – The Fertilizer Institute today joined eight other agribusiness organizations in signing a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service calling for broad cooperation in accelerating technology and approaches that will improve agricultural production and natural resource stewardship.

The letter below, signed by 54 agriculture associations was sent to President-Elect Trump's transition team. The letter relays the organizations' collective request that the Trump administration select fair, knowledgeable, and impartial Commissioners to lead the Surface Transportation Board (STB).  November 30, 2016  The Honorable Mike Pence Office of President-Elect Donald Trump 1800 F Street N.W. Room G117  Washington, D.C. 20270-0117 

WASHINGTON. — The country’s first 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has been so well received in the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) that it’s become a model for other regions where farmers are increasingly challenged to balance rising input costs, increasing demand for higher yields, and the drive to be good stewards of America’s lands and waters.