Stewardship

WASHINGTON, August 21, 2017 – The Foundation for Agronomic Research (FAR) has been selected to receive a $1 million research grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture (FFAR) to study the impact suites of 4R Nutrient Stewardship practices have on the movement of nutrients in corn and soybean cropping systems. The grant is matched with $1 million in funds from the 4R Research Fund.

The fertilizer industry shares the public’s concern with the health of the Gulf of Mexico. Farmers’ use of fertilizers is more efficient than it has ever been in history. Corn alone accounts for half of total U.S. fertilizer use, and when compared to 1980, U.S. farmers have more than doubled corn production. They also use 45 percent less nitrogen and 59 percent less phosphate to grow one bushel of corn than they did in 1980.

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2017 — The Fertilizer Institute’s (TFI) President Chris Jahn, today expressed TFI’s support for the nomination of  Dr. Sam Clovis of Iowa to be the next Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Economics and Education. "American agriculture will find a knowledgeable and strong advocate in Dr. Clovis,” said Jahn. “With his unique experience, I am certain that he will quickly prove to be an asset to Secretary Perdue and the entire agriculture community.”

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2017 – “We applaud the Trump Administration for its decision to rescind and re-write the “Waters of the U.S,” (WOTUS) rule. This action gives the federal government time to shape a sustainable national water policy that protects the environment, facilitates economic development and contributes to society at large.