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BEST MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES
(BMP)
BMP NUTRIENT PLEDGE
- As users
of nutrient, it is our responsibility to improve the stewardship of
nutrients.
- We pledge
to try our best to reduce nutrient run-off as a "precautionary"
principle.
- We will
apply only what the plant needs by taking analytical soil and/or leaf tests
before applying any nutrient.
- We will
reduce urea Nitrogen.
- We will
reduce phosphate use.
- We will
reduce leaching by using controlled release fertilizers at the minimum rates
appropriate to plant growing conditions.
- We will
reduce unnecessary applications of nutrients in the summer rainy
season.
- We will
keep a border as a mitigation zone from any water body where no fertilizer
shall be applied.
- We will
all become better stewards of how nutrients are used.
REDUCING USAGE OF CHEMICALS
For 25 years,
Florikan has not sold a chemical pesticide, herbicide, or fungicide. We
advocate the use of integrated pest management (IPM) principles which are based
upon a holistic view of crop production. Florikan provides live predatory
insects, biological controls, and natural oils to its customers for use as
alternatives to toxic chemicals.
TECHNOLOGY - Florikan's Patented Coating
Technology
The company's signature technology, Staged Nutrient
Release® (SNR), is a cost effective and environmentally preferable
alternative to traditional fertilizers. SNR works by timing the controlled
release of nutrients to a plant’s needs so that Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and
Potassium are available during the appropriate time of a crop cycle. If a
fertilizer is feeding a plant nutrients that a plant cannot absorb then there
is only one place for those nutrients to ultimately go, and that is eventually
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