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John Christian Fertilizer Values Serving a diverse clientele in production agriculture Commercial Fertilizer Seed Crop protection products Custom Application Soil Testing / Information Management Manure Management


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John Christian Fertilizer Values

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  • Serving a diverse clientele in production

agriculture

– Commercial Fertilizer – Seed – Crop protection products – Custom Application – Soil Testing / Information Management – Manure Management

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Caledonia, MI

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East Saugatuck, MI

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Bangor, MI

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West Olive, MI

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Commercial fertilizer prices determines value of

  • ther nutrient sources.
  • Nitrogen

– Urea $440.00 / Ton $.478 / # of N – 28% $260.00 / Ton $.464 / # of N – Ammonium Sulfate $280 / Ton $.667 / # of N $.311 / # of total nutrients

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Phosphorus is center of attention

  • Phosphorus

– MAP $575 / Ton $.553 / # of P2O5 $.456 / # of total nutrients – 10‐34‐0 $435 / Ton $.64 / # of P2O5 $.494 / # of total nutrients – 5‐13‐8 $825 / Ton$3.17 / # of P2O5 $1.59 / # of total nutrients

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Recent pricing has reduced usage

  • Potassium

– Potash $485 / Ton $.391 / # of K2O – Potassium Sulfate $770 / Ton $.77 / # of K2O $.575 / # of total nutrients

  • Sulfur

– 90% Sulfur $375 / Ton $.21 / # of S

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Calcium / Magnesium

  • Hi Calcium Ag Lime

$30.00 / Ton

– $.07 / lb of Calcium – $.13 / lb of Magnesium (.10 / # of Total Nutrients)

  • Pelletized Lime

$130.00 / Ton

– $.36 / lb of Calcium – $.41 / lb of Magnesium (.385 / # of Total Nutrients)

  • K Mag

$375.00 / Ton

– $1.705 / lb of Magnesium (.426 / # of Total Nutrients)

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Fertilizer Nutrients Are Valuable!

  • PPI estimates that 57% of corn yields are

attributable to proper fertility and liming as calculated by University of Illinois and PPI.

  • Nitrogen could represent up to 41% of corn

yields.

  • N & P have represented 40 % of wheat yields
  • ver a 70 year average
  • Across all crops and conditions, approx. 40% of

yield is contributable to proper fertility.

– Data supported by American Society of Agronomy

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Where do Bio‐Solids fit?

  • Against Commercial Fertilizer

– Supplying 100 # of N is a value of about $40.00 / A

  • Any other nutrients add to value
  • Against Value of Crop

– 175 bu Corn @ $3.25 / bu = $568.75

  • If Bio‐Solids comprised 40% of fertilizer inputs and

fertilizer delivered 40% of yield. ($568.75 *.4 *.4 = $91.00 / Acre)

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Bio‐Solids / Solid Value

  • Against Nutrients needed to produce a crop

– 175 bu corn requires 657 # of overall Macro‐

  • Nutrients. If the average Macro‐Nutrient is valued

at $.30 / lb and Bio‐Solids comprise 30% of total nutrients needed = $59.13 / Acre – $59.00 / Acre does not include any value of lime that may be contributed. Lime requirement could be 500 # / Acre / year @ $30.00 / Ton is $7.50 / Acre that Bio‐Solids could replace all or part of.

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Additional benefits

  • Carbon / Humates

– $.65 ‐ ?? / lbs.

  • Tillage
  • Micro‐nutrients
  • Beneficial microbes
  • Water holding capacity
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Just when you thought I was sold

  • Issues that distract from overall value

– Compaction – Phosphorus

  • Is it really available?
  • Right to farm guidelines
  • Competing with Animal Waste for land
  • Protection of available land for manure application

– Uniformity – Unwanted metals / risk of pollutants – Public perception

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Change!

  • Our experience on bringing non‐traditional

value

– Farmpeat delivers $3.00 of value for every $1.00

  • f cost.
  • 1:1 value for N,P,K
  • Virtually no demand for traditional row crops
  • Started building Sustainable Horticultural Soils in 2004
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