Richardson Pioneer, a unit of Canadian agriculture business Richardson International, and The Mosaic Co., on April 18 announced an exclusive multi-year partnership to bring PowerCoat®, a biological fertilizer complement, to Richardson Pioneer crop inputs retail locations across Western Canada. PowerCoat improves nutrient use efficiency by optimizing soil phosphorus availability to plants when applied to granular fertilizer.
“PowerCoat is proven science and is well-tested in the field,” said Jeff Wheeler, Mosaic Vice-President, Commercial. “As we continue to learn how the beneficial bacteria in the soil interact with different nutrients, we are finding that the right biologicals can increase nutrient efficiency, making every dollar invested in fertilizer work harder. We are excited about partnering with Richardson Pioneer and the value this can bring to their growers.”
“Western Canadian growers are innovative and, year in and year out, demonstrate sound farming practices that preserve the integrity of the environment while increasing food production,” said Russ Reich, Richardson International Vice President, Crop Inputs. “We are committed to supporting new technology – such as PowerCoat – and are confident in not only the product performance, but our ability to support the product through our best-in-class services and our team of sales professionals and qualified agronomists.”
Richardson said its world class fertilizer impregnation systems across its retail network allow it to provide growers superior and efficient dry fertilizer coating capability. PowerCoat is now available at all Richardson Pioneer locations.