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Ag innovation benefiting farmers & environment
Agricultural innovation is benefiting farmers and the environment.
Chad Zimmerman, agri-food director with BioSTL, says Ostara’s Crystal Green is a cutting-edge phosphorus fertilizer.
“They started out actually in wastewater treatment plants.” He says, “For instance, they’re in the city of Chicago. They treat the wastewater and collect the phosphorus in that water and reuse it as fertilizer.”
He tells Brownfield…
“It’s a non-water-soluble product.” He says, “It’s much more plant available and it’s not going to be going down the river and polluting our waterways. And it also has a direct benefit on his or her farm as a more efficient type of fertilizer.”
Zimmerman says Ostara is one of several startup companies showcasing their innovations to farmers today at BioSTL’s and the Illinois Farm Bureau’s first Ag Tech Innovation Showcase.
AUDIO: Chad Zimmerman – BioSTL
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