November 10, 2014
Farmers and nutrient service providers in the Western Lake Erie Basin interested in learning how to put the 4Rs into practice will have the opportunity to do so at a workshop put on by the […]
October 16, 2014
Brownfield Ag News has been following water quality issues and the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program, periodically sharing and reporting on news and progress surrounding the issue. The two stories below (click the headline to […]
October 13, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 13, 2014) – Less than a year after its launch, the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced its first three agriculture nutrient service providers to achieve certified status. The voluntary certification […]
October 13, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 13, 2014) – The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that The Andersons, Inc.’s Fremont, Ohio facility has been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified […]
October 13, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 13, 2014) – The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that Legacy Farmers Cooperative’s facility in Custar, Ohio has been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve […]
October 13, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 13, 2014) – The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that the Morral Companies’ Caledonia, Ohio facility has been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified […]
October 9, 2014
ST. JOHNS, MICH. — Mid-Michigan liquid fertilizer company Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers is implementing a new Retail Partner 4R Certification Reimbursement Program designed to aid AgroLiquid Retail Partners in the Western Lake Erie Basin, which includes parts of Ohio, Michigan […]
September 29, 2014
“Those responsible for much of the fertilizer sprayed on crop fields in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana are not farmers, but rather the farmers’ crop advisers and agricultural retailers,” wrote Danielle Stanton of the Toledo Free […]
September 11, 2014
A toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie this summer left the city of Toledo, Ohio, without drinking water for three days. Now environmentalists and farmers are working to prevent future blooms by evaluating fertilizer use […]
September 5, 2014
With a vast knowledge of the crops that are planted and the soil they’re planted in, Certified Crop Advisers, more commonly known as CCAs, have taken an active role in the research and program implementation […]
July 15, 2014
Training for the new 4R Certification Program, launched in March, is now underway. Independent auditors are now being trained on how to certify ag retailers in the Western Lake Erie Basin in the 4R Nutrient […]
July 10, 2014
Some participants could be certified by end of summer As scientists prepare for the coming season of potential algae blooms on Lake Erie (an initial forecast is expected Thursday), a new program designed to […]