MARIA STEIN GRAIN

Fertilizer

Proper soil nutrition is essential to maximizing your fields yield. At Maria Stein Grain we have fertilizer options to ensure that you're giving your crops the proper nutrition to start growing strong. With a large selection of dry & liquid fertilizers Maria Stein Grain is sure to have the right solution for your operation. At Maria Stein Grain We are also involved in the 4R Nutrient Management program.

4R NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

Nutrient Stewardship

4R Nutrient Stewardship provides a framework to achieve cropping system goals, such as increased production, increased farmer profitability, enhanced environmental protection and improved sustainability.

To achieve those goals, the 4R concept incorporates the:

Properly managed fertilizers support cropping systems that provide economic, social and environmental benefits. On the other hand, poorly managed nutrient applications can decrease profitability and increase nutrient losses, potentially degrading water and air.

4R nutrient stewardship requires the implementation of best management practices (BMPs) that optimize the efficiency of fertilizer use. The goal of fertilizer BMPs is to match nutrient supply with crop requirements and to minimize nutrient losses from fields. Selection of BMPs varies by location, and those chosen for a given farm are dependent on local soil and climatic conditions, crop, management conditions and other site specific factors.

Other agronomic and conservation practices, such as no-till farming and the use of cover crops, play a valuable role in supporting 4R nutrient stewardship. As a result, fertilizer BMPs are most effective when applied with other agronomic and conservation practices.