The Fertilizer Institute

TFI and Friends of the World Food Program Announce $200,000 Fertilizer Industry Donation

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and Friends of the World Food Program (Friends of WFP) today announced a $200,000 fertilizer industry donation to Friends of WFP. The donation will support Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS), a groundbreaking program that aims to improve the livelihoods and long-term food and nutrition security of vulnerable children between 12 and 18 years of age. Click here for more.

The Fertilizer Institute Boosts Economic Service Capabilities
The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) today announced the appointment of Rebecca Seigworth as director of economic services, a new position at TFI. Seigworth joins TFI’s economics team which is responsible for supporting the Institute’s efforts by formulating statistical information for the industry and providing economic analysis in the legislative, regulatory and public affairs arenas. Click here for more.

The Fertilizer Institute Testifies at Second Hearing on Railroads' Common Carrier Obligation
The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) today testified before the Surface Transportation Board (STB) at a hearing on the railroads’ common carrier obligation as it pertains to the transportation of toxic-by-inhalation (TIH) materials such as anhydrous ammonia. This is the second hearing held by the STB on the issue and it provided an opportunity for TFI to stress both the essential nature of fertilizers, as well as the association’s efforts to seek a business solution to address the railroads’ concerns about transporting anhydrous ammonia. Click here for more.

Fertilizer's Key Role in World Food Production
TFI conducted an interview with the National Association of Farm Broadcasters to discuss fertilizer’s role in world food production. The interview emphasizes the key role fertilizer will play in solving the growing problem of world hunger and food security. Click here to listen to the audio release.

Fertilizer Industry Endows Professorship to Explore Link Between Fertilizer and Food Nutrition
The Nutrients for Life Foundation Professor of Soil and Food Crop Nutrition has been created at Oklahoma State University (OSU). The professorship, which is being funded in-part by the Nutrients for Life Foundation, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI), will explore the linkages between fertilizer use and the nutritional quality of food. Click here for more.

TFI Briefing Brochures
TFI has developed a series of issues briefing brochures which help to deliver an essential understanding of the fertilizer industry to consumers, farmers and congressional representatives. The brochures include "Fertilizer's Role in World Food Production," "Supply and Demand, Energy Drive Global Fertilizer Prices," "Fertilizer's Role in Agriculture," and "Rail Transportation of Fertilizer." Click on any of the images to view the complete copy of one of the brochures.

5 Fertilizer Messages

Click on this link to access the 5 key fertilizer messages.

myRMP
TFI is pleased to announce the release of myRMP Suite of Retail Guidance Materials, updated compliance tools which are free to industry members. myRMP is a revised version of the Retail Guidance Document for Agricultural Retailers supported by EPA. This new Web based tool is administered for TFI by Asmark Institute. To access myRMP, simply click on the following link and enter your TFI member login and password. Click here to access myRMP.

Nurse Tank Inspection Program

TFI secured an exemption from the Department of Transportation to continue to use properly inspection nurse tanks. TFI, together with the Asmark Institute, encourage you to apply for the exemption.

Find Out More About the Foundation
The Nutrients for Life Foundation is committed to providing science-based information about fertilizers in an effort to improve understanding of how the responsible use of fertilizers can improve the health of our soil, the plants that grow in it, and, ultimately, the foods that we eat. For more information regarding the Foundation’s programs, visit its Web site.