Advanced Fertilizers Ltd, wholly owned by the Waterford-based Arvum Group, has been set up to market and distribute a new type of nitrogen. Roy Power and the Arvum Group has interests in seed, forage consultancy, co-products, feed ingredients and biomass.
Advanced Fertilizers Ltd has been set up in collaboration with the US-based Koch Fertilizer to market nitrogen in Ireland. Mike Shields, general manager of Advanced Fertilizers, said: “Koch Advanced Nitrogen (KAN) will offer farmers a third choice of nitrogen. KAN is a urea-based nitrogen with a stabiliser (Agrotain) to minimise volatilisation loss.”
KAN has been trialled extensively in Britain. The product is currently undergoing trials at Teagasc Johnstown Castle and Moorepark as well as at AFBI Hillsboro.
KAN contains 46% nitrogen compared to 27% with CAN. Mike Shields explained that this will reduce spreading time and require less handling. The product will be available nationwide through merchants and co-ops in bulk, and toplift 600kg or 1,000kg bags. A sulphur product with 38% N and 7.5% S is also available.
Arvum is also linked with AB Agri through Trident Ireland and KW Forage Systems. AB Agri is the agricultural division of Associated British Foods, the company behind British Sugar.
Koch Fertilizer is one of the largest producers and marketers of fertilizer in the US and Canada. Koch and its subsidiaries have the capability to market and distribute over 13 million tonnes of fertilizer products annually.
Advanced Fertilizers Ltd, wholly owned by the Waterford-based Arvum Group, has been set up to market and distribute a new type of nitrogen. Roy Power and the Arvum Group has interests in seed, forage consultancy, co-products, feed ingredients and biomass.
Advanced Fertilizers Ltd has been set up in collaboration with the US-based Koch Fertilizer to market nitrogen in Ireland. Mike Shields, general manager of Advanced Fertilizers, said: “Koch Advanced Nitrogen (KAN) will offer farmers a third choice of nitrogen. KAN is a urea-based nitrogen with a stabiliser (Agrotain) to minimise volatilisation loss.”
KAN has been trialled extensively in Britain. The product is currently undergoing trials at Teagasc Johnstown Castle and Moorepark as well as at AFBI Hillsboro.
KAN contains 46% nitrogen compared to 27% with CAN. Mike Shields explained that this will reduce spreading time and require less handling. The product will be available nationwide through merchants and co-ops in bulk, and toplift 600kg or 1,000kg bags. A sulphur product with 38% N and 7.5% S is also available.
Arvum is also linked with AB Agri through Trident Ireland and KW Forage Systems. AB Agri is the agricultural division of Associated British Foods, the company behind British Sugar.
Koch Fertilizer is one of the largest producers and marketers of fertilizer in the US and Canada. Koch and its subsidiaries have the capability to market and distribute over 13 million tonnes of fertilizer products annually.
SHARING OPTIONS