Papers & Presentations

2009

Below please find presentations from the 2009 Fertilizer Outlook & Technology Conference, held 28-30 October 2009 in Tampa, Florida.

firt Fertilizer Outlook & Technology Presentations

  1. Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative

    Ann Tutwiler, United States Department of Agriculture

  2. Why Climate Change Matters for the Global Fertilizer Industry

    Luc Maene, International Fertilizer Industry Association

  3. Modern Micronutrient Use Considerations

    J. Julian Smith, Ph.D., Brandt Consolidated, Inc., Specialty Formulations

  4. Zinc Nutrient Initiative

    Andrew Green, Ph.D., International Zinc Association

  5. Using Information to Market Plant Nutrients

    Dean Fairchild, Mosaic Agronomy

  6. Our Changing Ag Environment: What it Means for Ag Retailers

    Dr. Dave Downey, Center for Food and Agricultural Business, Purdue University

  7. Controlled Release Technologies

    Thomas P. Murray, Ph.D., Southern Environmental Testing, Inc.

  8. Nitrogen Volatility Control for Forestry

    Robert Campbell, Forest Nutrition Cooperative

  9. Slow-release Micronutrient Fertilizers - Biorelease Smart Fertilizers

    Dr. Chandrika Varadachari, Raman Center for Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences

  10. Soil & Plant Nutrition Through Organic Fertility

    Rick Geise, Griffin Industries, Inc.

  11. Reduced Nitorgen Inputs By Budgeting Organic Matters With Fertilizer

    John Moriarty, Nutrients PLUS

  12. Reduced Nitorgen Inputs By Budgeting Organic Matters With Fertilizer

    Erik Ervin, Nutrients PLUS

  13. Biofuels: Status and Prospects in North America and the World

    Chris de Brey, Ph.D., The Sulphur Institute

TFI Fertilizer Outlook Presentations

  1. Opening Remarks

    Harry Vroomen, The Fertilizer Institute

  2. Nutrient Balances in North American Soils

    Terry Roberts, International Plant Nutrition Institute

  3. A View from the Field: Eastern Corn Belt

    Phil Cochran, Cochran Agronomics, Inc.

  4. A View from the Field: Western Corn Belt

    Kevin Mainord, MRM Ag Services, Inc.

  5. Citrus Producer's Perspective on Current Citrus Situation in Florida

    Jim Snively, Southern Garden Citrus

  6. The Politics of Climate Change

    Ford West, The Fertilizer Institute

  7. 2009 California Water Crisis

    Dan Keppen, Family Farm Alliance

Joint TFI/FIRT Fertilizer Outlook Presentations

  1. The Outlook for Agriculture

    Rich Pottorff, Doane Advisory Services

  2. Potash Outlook

    Kevin Stone, Natural Resources Canada

  3. Sulphur Outlook

    Dr. Robert Boyd, PentaSul Inc.

  4. Phosphate Outlook

    John Malinowski, Simplot Agribusiness

  5. Natural Gas Outlook

    Ed Kelly, Wood MacKenzie

  6. Nitrogen Outlook

    Jason Newton, Agrium