This week’s photo is a granulation drum inside the FEECO manufacturing facility. Granulation drums, or granulators, are commonly used to process fertilizer. When the drum rotates, fertilizer granules tumble along the interior of the drum, creating an agglomerated, uniform shape. FEECO custom designs granulation drums …
The use of manure granulation is a unique and beneficial opportunity for the agricultural industry. While many farmers use untreated manure to fertilize their soil, there are drawbacks to this practice. For example, manure that is not pelletized is difficult and costly to transport. Additionally, …
Fertilizer granulation has long played an important role in helping growers to maximize their yields while improving nutrient handling and application, but with precision agriculture’s growing adoption, granular fertilizers have become more important than ever. What is Precision Agriculture? Precision agriculture, or ‘precision farming’, combines …
The Need for Sulfur Sulfur is a naturally occurring element, required by all living things for healthy growth. An essential plant micronutrient, sulfur is essential for metabolism. Sulfur deficiencies can result in a number of ailments, including chlorosis, stunting of growth, spotting on leaves, as …
The world’s population is expected to be eight billion by 2030, so it will become increasingly more important to use fertilizer to ensure an adequate food supply for the global population. One of the organizations working to improve self-sufficiency and reduce hunger and poverty is …
Two innovative companies are working together, as Feeco International works with a company in Australia to solve a Soda Ash material problem. This company has developed processes that reuse the once unusable sludge resulting from desalination. Desalination is the process by which salt is removed …
The Brown County Waste Transformation Project (BCWTP) is a feasibility study to find economic and environmental solutions for farmers and industries that land apply wait. Agriculture is a $3 billion a year industry in Brown County which provides jobs for 10 percent of the workforce …