The 96th annual Southwestern Fertilizer Conference in Nashville, Tenn., on July 10-14 attracted 2,170 industry attendees from approximately 833 companies and 17 countries.
The conference inducted three individuals into its Hall of Fame: Grady Goodpasture, former president of Goodpasture Inc.; Larry Murphy, former president of the Fluid Fertilizer Foundation; and L.W. “Bill” Lohry, founder of Nutra-Flo Company and founding member of the Fluid Fertilizer Foundation and the Fluid Journal.
The conference also noted key industry representatives who have passed away in recent years, including Bob Shaw of Knox Fertilizer; Chuck Locker of Ben-Trei; Mohamed Belhoussain of OCP; Charles “Mac” Macaluso of Darling Ingredients; Jerry Southwell of Yara; Cody Massey of Brandt; Jerry Christian of CF Industries; Jimmy Pursell of Pursell Farms; industry consultant Mike Orr; and Ray Hoyum of Advantage International.