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News specific to inform, educate and assist ag retailers is delivered in this e-newsletter weekly each Thursday. Circulation is limited to only ag retailer/distributor management and employees.
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News
New online campaign for fertilizer industry
05/16/2012 7:15:00 AM
The global fertilizer industry has launched a new online campaign called “Roots for Growth,” highlighting the important role that fertilizers play in addressing global food security responsibly, efficiently and sustainably.
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When the soil doesn’t hold enough phosphorus
05/16/2012 7:00:00 AM
Since plants can’t make their own phosphorus, scientists in Portugal are researching how to turn up Pi uptake by plants' root cells.
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Koch Fertilizer to increase production
05/15/2012 11:45:00 AM
Koch Fertilizer has retained Black & Veatch, a global engineering, consulting and construction company, to help develop numerous projects to increase its North American production by more than two million tons annually through production enhancements and new capacity investments.
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Fertilizer limits could cost billions
05/15/2012 7:30:00 AM
The lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over fertilizer runoff in the Mississippi River Basin could have a costly impact on farmers and ag retailers. Daren Coppock, president and CEO of Agricultural Retailers Association, and Richard Gupton, vice president of legislative policy and counsel for ARA, discussed the implications with Mike Adams on Monday’s AgriTalk radio program.
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Sulfur deficiency in corn
05/14/2012 7:00:00 AM
Sulfur deficiency of corn and other crops may be becoming more prevalent because less S is deposited from the atmosphere to the soil due to reductions in power plant S emissions ...
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Emerged corn, herbicides and nitrogen
05/09/2012 9:33:35 AM
The rapid pace of planting in late April followed by rain has resulted in many fields having emerged corn before preemergence herbicides and nitrogen applications have been completed. ...
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Is there any value to starter fertilizer on soybeans?
05/09/2012 9:29:36 AM
Since soybeans can remove significant amounts of crop nutrients, soybeans can respond to starter fertilizer applications on low-testing soils, particularly phosphorus. ...
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EuroChem to acquire K+S Nitrogen
05/09/2012 11:30:00 AM
K+S Aktiengesellschaft has signed an agreement with EuroChem regarding the sale of K+S Nitrogen, one of the leading suppliers of nitrogenous fertilizers.
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Potential implications of Mississippi River lawsuit
05/08/2012 11:15:00 AM
The lawsuit brought by several environmental advocacy groups against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has even broader implications for the industry than the EPA's efforts to impose numeric nutrient criteria in the state of Florida, according to the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA).
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Global potash surplus projected
05/08/2012 7:25:00 AM
New data suggest that a potential surplus of 7.9 million tonnes of potash could hit the global market over the next four years, according to new data from the International Fertilizer Association. ...
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When manure, fertilizer are applied together
05/07/2012 7:00:00 AM
There is a preconceived notion that a farmer will use only one fertilizer source to supplement nutrients supplied by soils. However these sources can be used in combinations very successfully. ...
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Everris Americas expands manufacturing capacity
05/02/2012 7:10:00 AM
Everris Americas (an ICL Specialty Fertilizers company) has acquired the manufacturing equipment of X-Calibur Plant Health Company, located in Summerville, S.C. The purchase includes a fertilizer coating line and associated handling, processing and packaging equipment. ...
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