Celebrating Global Fertilizer Day with The Fertilizer Show
Thursday, 10 October 2024
Global Fertilizer Day is an international awareness campaign that takes place annually on October 13th. In celebration of Global Fertilizer Day, The Fertilizer Show is highlighting the exhibitors who will be showcasing vital technologies at the show on April 8 – 10, in Orlando. These exhibitors are contributing to a more sustainable, affordable and efficient approach to fertilizer, as well as reducing emissions and aiming to meet Net Zero targets.
Featured Exhibitors:
PanPac Engineering is a Danish, innovative automation company with 35 years of experience within the automation of big bag filling systems.
Our fully automated big bag filling systems are engineered for efficient and precise filling of large bags with various free-flowing fertilizer materials, including powders, granules, and pellets. These systems are widely utilised for the automatic filling of fertilizers in both the agricultural and chemical industries.
Meet us at Booth #5028 at The Fertilizer Show!
Solex Thermal Science is a world market leader in solids, liquids and gas heat exchange and energy recovery. The Canadian-based company has more than 30 years of experience handling various types of urea, nitrate- and phosphate-based products, with 190-plus successful fertilizer projects around the world.
Meet us at booth #5024!
Vortex Global specialised in the design and manufacture of components for the transport and flow control of dry bulk solids. Vortex’s technical focus is in the development on innovative technologies to improve solids process efficiency, ensure dust-free environments and establish long-term reliability.
Meet us at booth #4020
Haver & Boecker Niagara offers sustainable and efficient equipment and solutions for the processing, handling, packing and storage of organic, mineral and chemical fertilizers. Its signature screening and pelletizing technologies are complemented by a complete portfolio of products and services for the fertilizer industry, from the extraction and processing of raw minerals through to the packaging and loading for delivery and facilities worldwide.
Meet us at booth 2012!
About Global Fertilizer Day
Global Fertilizer Day is celebrated annually on October 13 and was started by Fertilizers Europe to commemorate the anniversary of the invention of harvesting nitrogen from air, and Haber-Bosch patent on synthesis of ammonia from air in 1098. The invention laid the foundation for the modern fertilizer industry.
On this day we aim to raise awareness of the important role fertilizer plays in the agricultural industry. Now, the industry depends on sourcing new technologies and discovering new processes to aid a sustainable, efficient fertilizer production and distribution supply chain.
The Importance of Fertilizer
Humans rely on vital nutrients from the food we eat – namely nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. We need these foods to sustain us – but what sustains the food?
For us to receive the nutrients we need, the crops and plants we eat must have these nutrients first. The main nutrient plants rely on is nitrogen, and although nitrogen makes up 78% of the earth’s atmosphere, most plants gain nitrogen through their roots and the soil. Crops need large amounts of nitrogen to support their growth, health and nutritional value. Half of that nitrogen comes from the minerals in fertilizers which are used by farmers all around the world.
From small farms to global agricultural operations, fertilizers are helping to feed the world sustainably, by improving the soil – beginning the cycle through to plants, and ultimately to improving human health.
As is the case with all growth, losses are inevitable along the way. When nitrogen is applied to fields, whether through mineral fertilizer form, through manure, or through rain and dust, some nitrogen is lost to the atmosphere. This can be through forms such as dinitrogen, ammonia, nitrous and nitrogen oxides.
Nitrogen losses can be challenging for crop yields and can also deplete soil health. When lost through emissions, too much nitrogen in fields accelerates climate change, adds to pollution and degrades water and air quality.
The population is expected to have increased to 9.7 billion by 2050, so it is crucial that farmers have access to affordable nitrogen fertilizers to continue feeding the planet, also while using them efficiency and sustainably.
How can we combat this?
Several strategies have been adopted to mitigate the adverse effects of nitrogenous fertilizers. For example, the use of organic manure and better management of live-stock waste, recycling nitrogen from biowaste, low carbon and renewable ammonia production, using slow-release fertilizers or controlled-release fertilizers, and nano-enabled fertilizers.
The Fertilizer Show exhibition and conference will provide a landscape for industry leaders to showcase their latest technologies to create a more sustainable and efficient fertilizer industry for the future.
The conference will provide the opportunity for in-depth conversation and presentations amongst industry-leading speakers from suppliers, academia and governmental bodies alongside industry experts, commodity analysts and technical visionaries who will be sharing invaluable insights and debate surrounding sustainable fertilizer production and use.
To find out more about registering to attend The Fertilizer Show, April 8 – 10, Orlando, visit: https://fertilizershow.com/registration/
Other Useful Links:
Find out more about Global Fertilizer Day from Fertilizers Europe: https://www.fertilizerseurope.com/initiatives/global-fertilizer-day/
Get Involved for Global Fertilizer Day: https://www.tfi.org/events/global-fertilizer-day/