Tag: local control of fertilizer

  • UF/IFAS 4Rs program helps growers use best management practices for fertilizer use

    UF/IFAS 4Rs program helps growers use best management practices for fertilizer use

    University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers have introduced the Four RIGHT (4Rs) program to help Florida growers maximize the use of nutrients and fertilizers while minimizing the impact on the environment. The program helps growers use the right fertilizer in the right place, at the right time, using the right method. […]

  • Legislature expected to revisit fertilizer rules

    Legislature expected to revisit fertilizer rules

    In preparation for another battle over fertilizer ordinances, the Florida Association of Counties has voted to make protecting fertilizer restrictions one of its top three issues going into the 2013 legislative session. “We’ve been told it’s imminent,” Sarasota County commissioner Nora Patterson, said of the potential legislation to limit local control of fertilizer use, according […]