Sustainability
Sustainability, it's a word you hear a lot these days. It's not a new word for Florikan. As a matter of fact, we have built our company around the principles of sustaining our natural resources. For 25 years, Florikan has developed production methods for the agriculture, horticulture, landscape, turf, and homeowner markets. The initials - E.S.A. - in our name stand for "Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture." We have developed products to meet that standard since 1981 and manufacture controlled release fertilizers that minimize the impact of nutrient leaching on the environment.
As a fertilizer manufacturer, our company takes environmental stewardship seriously. Florikan advocates that if the ecological systems of our watersheds are endangered, from inappropriate nutrient runoff, it is our responsibility to improve the management of nutrient usage. We have been fortunate to have received recognition for this effort…our Staged Nutrient Release fertilizer received a 2005 Gulf Guardian Award from a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Partnership.
Nutrient run-off comes from many different sources: sewage discharge, septic tanks, atmospheric deposition and the improper use of nutrients. There is no single cause to blame for nutrient pollution. It's the total load of nutrient run-off which is the problem and it's the total load which must be reduced. Nutrients are essential elements for plant growth and are needed to grow crops and keep landscapes green. However, if not applied sensibly, nutrients can be a contributing factor to the total load. Florikan promotes awareness of how a fertilizer will release in a given climate, soil type and time of year so that an appropriate blend of technologies can mitigate nutrient run-off while improving agronomic benefits. Today, it is possible to achieve both of these goals cost effectively through a more efficient means of fertilization.
