Mid-Wood facility certified in 4R Nutrient Stewardship

Mid-Wood‘s Tontogany, Ohio, facility has been added to the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified status.

The voluntary certification program, now in its third year, is a concentrated effort by the agriculture industry to reduce and prevent applied nutrients from running off fields, which has contributed to water quality issues in Lake Erie and other waterways across Ohio.

The Mid-Wood location in Tontogany, Ohio, has been part of the Mid-Wood cooperative since 1992 and, in conjunction with another Mid-Wood location, serves as a full-service agronomy location. The current on-site employees have more than 80 years of combined experience in agricultural retail and includes two certified crop advisers.

The 4R program certifies nutrient service providers in the Western Lake Erie Basin and across the state of Ohio that apply or make recommendations are doing so in accordance with 4R Nutrient Stewardship principles – which refers to using the Right Source of Nutrients at the Right Rate and Right Time in the Right Place. Program participants must go through an annual, independent, third-party audit and demonstrate they not only understand 4R principles, but also follow them.

The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program is governed and guided by the Nutrient Stewardship Council, a diverse set of stakeholders from business, government, university and non-governmental sectors. The program is administered by the Ohio AgriBusiness Association. For more information, visit www.4rcertified.org, email info@oaba.net or call 614-326-7520.