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Our Commitment to Ammonium Nitrate Security

November 12, 2013

For years, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) has been positively engaged in ensuring the security of ammonium nitrate (AN) fertilizer. In 2004, TFI encouraged Congress to develop legislation to regulate the distribution of ammonium nitrate throughout the United States. Our efforts were realized Dec. 26, 2007, with the passage of The Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007.

We share the public's concern

April 25, 2013

Safety & Security, The Feed

The fertilizer industry shares America's sympathy for the people of West, Texas. The stories of lives lost, lives uprooted and a community that has been devastated are heartbreaking.

Fact sheet related to Texas retail fertilizer facility incident

April 20, 2013

Safety & Security, The Feed

TFI Members and Friends,

Nutrient Use Efficiency Important to Energizing the World

March 22, 2013

Technology, The Feed

This week, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) released an issue paper titled, “Food, Fuel, and Plant Nutrient Use in the Future.” Two authors of the paper, David Zilberman, chair of the department of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California at Berkeley, and Bruce Dale of the department of chemical engineering and materials science at Michigan State University in East Lansing, presented key points of the paper in Washington, D.C.

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.

Expanding the Science of Fertilizer Best Management Practices

May 29, 2012

Stewardship, The Feed

The impact of agricultural cropping systems on water and air resources is continually debated. Right or wrong, many stakeholders point to nutrient and sediment concentrations in surface and groundwater such as lakes, rivers and wells when they target the agricultural sector.

Roots for Growth

May 19, 2012

Economy, Advocacy, The Feed

While I am here in Doha Qatar for the International Fertilizer Industry Association meeting, the Group of Eight (G8) leaders are meeting at Camp David in Maryland - just about an hour north of TFI's Washington, D.C., offices. During the G8 meeting, President Obama will provide an update on the L'Aquila Food Security Initiative, an international initiatve to combat world hunger by G8 nations.

Promoting a Clean Chesapeake Bay

May 2, 2012

Energy & Environment, Stewardship, The Feed

Just last week, I participated in a panel discussion surrounding water issues – particularly issues related to agriculture’s role in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Field to Market Brings Stakeholders Together to Enhance Sustainability

March 29, 2012

Stewardship, The Feed

"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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