The term ''sustainable agriculture'' means an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will over the long-term:
Fertoz believes that sustainable agriculture is a worthwhile endeavor with numerous advantages, including environmental protection, ensuring long-term soil fertility, promoting soil bio-diversity, recycling materials and resources, and reducing carbon emissions. It is Fertoz’s mission to provide organic, regenerative and conventional agriculture markets with easy access to natural high quality phosphate fertilizer. The organic farmers Fertoz works with stake the validity of their products on what Fertoz supplies, which is why Fertoz is committed to ensuring that Fertoz rock phosphate fertilizer is natural, organic, direct mined, and provides the necessary nutrients for efficient crop yields.
Fertoz works with a network of reliable dealers, distributors and retailers that service many agriculturally focused areas in the United States, Canada and around the world. As a company who takes organic agriculture and sustainable farming to heart, Fertoz not only takes great care to mine in quality areas, but to produce as natural phosphate products as possible.
“Organic Agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils,ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. Organic Agriculture combines tradition, innovation and science to benefit the shared environment and promote fair relationships and a good quality of life for all involved."
-IFOAM
Industrialized practices rely on the use of fossil fuels and chemical processes to produce fertilizer. Processing and manufacturing of conventional fertilizer increases fossil fuel consumption and carbon release into the atmosphere. The production of rock phosphate drastically minimizes carbon emissions compared to industrial fertilizers. Conventional fertilizers are heavily applied annually to improve soil nutritional status; but may consequentially deplete long-term stores of nutrients, reduce soil biodiversity and impact the environment. Alternatively, organic farming relies on traditional farming approaches and requires that soil and crop inputs are produced naturally to promote sustainable, healthy soils. Organic fertilizer amendments are used to correct nutritional deficiencies as part of overall nutrient management strategies. Transitional farmers are required to farm according to organic standards, but sell their products conventionally until they have fully transitioned their land into organic production.
Fertoz offers solutions for producers who want to farm sustainably; conventional, transitional and organic. Fertoz also supplies rock phosphate for land reclamation. It is Fertoz’s mission to provide organic agricultural markets with access to quality phosphate fertilizers. Fertoz has extensively sought after natural sources of rock phosphate with high available phosphorus. Chosen sources are accessible by truck and rail and are geographically positioned in high organic production areas. Fertoz product is backed by research, trialing and feedback from our clients. Fertoz works with a global network of distributors to supply products that are created naturally and approved by organic certifying agencies. Fertoz works closely with producers to assess fertility needs, discuss suitable application methods and ensure efficient use of Fertoz products. Fertoz is committed to ensuring that Fertoz rock phosphate fertilizer is natural, certified for use in organic production systems, and provides nutrients to drive crop yields.