The Fertilizer Institute

Farm Bill talks hit a pause in the Senate, and the fertilizer industry is speaking up. A key ask is a new USDA economist position focused on crop input markets, covering everything from pricing to global supply chains.

Last week, the House passed the PERMIT Act, as an effort to streamline permitting under the Clean Water Act and ease the regulatory burden on agriculture.

As farmers continue navigating a period of tight margins and volatile markets, the Fertilizer Institute is urging policymakers to focus on practical solutions

Fertilizer and other input shortages were a big topic of conversation and headlines in 2022.  Jason Troendle, economist with The Fertilizer Institute, said the 2022 supplies were a little lower than normal but maybe weren’t quite that bad.   “When ...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said he is grateful for Congress taking swift action to prevent a crippling national rail shutdown.   “A rail strike would have had significant and long-lasting effects on the American economy,” Vilsack said. “U.S. farmers a...

Agriculture groups welcomed President Biden's call on Congress to avert a potential rail worker strike.   Corey Rosenbusch of The Fertilizer Institute praised the action by Biden, adding, “Congress must act now to ensure that fertilizers and other critical materials and goods that U.S. consume...

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 ...

Are you familiar with agriculture's nutrient stewardship protocol, " The Four Rs"? "Using the right source of nutrient at the right rate, the right time, and the right place," said Lara Moody of The Fertilizer Institute. She added the protocol is not one, but rather a suite, of sustainability practices designed to reach preferred outcomes in the 4R system ...

On Monday, the Fertilizer Institute announced that it and the Biostimulant Coalition have reached a formal agreement to form a Biostimulant Council. The two organizations will work together to advance policy and regulatory frameworks that increase biostimulant market access and encourage research and innovation through the council ...

Monday was National Farmer's Day, and Tuesday, October 13, is Global Fertilizer Day, as proclaimed by The Fertilizer Institute. TFI describes the day as an annual event seeking to educate people about the fertilizer industry and its contribution to feeding the global population ...