Fertilizer Institute Announces New Tools to Better Understand Crop Nutrition

The Fertilizer Institute recently announced two new updates to crop nutrient use tools. The tools provide the industry with scientifically backed data to better track nutrient use and nutrient balances across the United States. Working together, the Nutrient Use Geographic Information System and the Soil Test Summary are an index of performance, both agronomic and environmental. The tools indicate how well a cropping system uses crop nutrients. The two platforms can help provide an estimate of nutrient deficiencies and nutrients susceptible to loss, providing the fertilizer industry and farmers with insight into improving nutrient use efficiency and nutrient balance.

Corey Rosenbusch, TFI President and CEO, said data from the tools position the organization "to collaborate with partners and soil testing labs to aggregate and analyze this information for our members and stakeholders."

Both NuGIS and the Soil Test Summary are collaborations between TFI, the Foundation for Agronomic Research, and Plant Nutrition Canada. Both tools can be four On-Line.

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