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Griffin Fertilizer Company, a division of Ben Hill Griffin, Inc., is a full-service custom dry & liquid fertilizer blender and crop protection products distributor.

Griffin Fertilizer Company

Griffin Fertilizer Company, a division of Ben Hill Griffin, Inc., is a full-service custom dry & liquid fertilizer blender and crop protection products, distributor. Since our founding by Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. in 1959, Griffin Fertilizer has been committed to helping our customers make sound agronomic and economic decisions in order to maximize their crop yields.

GRIFFIN DUAL PHOS is a proprietary nutrient solution containing highly soluble forms of elements essential to plant growth, crop development, crop quality and yield.

Dual PHOS is formulated with Dipotassium Phosphate (DKP).

Q&A on ReMedium TI Label Change

See details of the ReMedium TI label change for Florida citrus growers wanting to administer oxytetracycline for a 3rd year. Florida citrus growers have been administering oxytetracycline (OTC) via trunk injections in an effort to combat citrus greening since its approval two years ago. While results have been positive in improved canopies, growers are hoping that a third year of OTC injections will create improvements [...]

Apply for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program Grant by August 5th

The Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) grant is open for Florida producers and others needing funding. The Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) grant is open for Florida producers and others needing funding for “projects designed to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain,” according to a Citrus Industry article. According to the article, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service [...]

ReMedium TI Two-Year Restriction Waved, Thankfully

The ReMedium TI two-year restriction has been waved, which is good because not all OTC products are the same. Florida citrus growers have been utilizing tree-trunk injections of an oxytetracycline (OTC) product called ReMedium TI to combat citrus greening since the product’s original registration in 2022. That means that for many citrus growers, they have completed two years of injections; the product’s label called for [...]

Q&A: Oxytetracycline and the Soil Microbiome

Read a Q&A with Sarah Strauss, a UF/IFAS associate professor of soil microbiology, on oxytetracycline and the soil microbiome. Oxytetracycline (OTC) injections have been ongoing for two years, and growers have seen improved canopies and bigger root masses, according to a Citrus Industry article, adding that hopefully “higher yields and quality will continue to follow the applications.” Sarah Strauss, a UF/IFAS associate professor of soil [...]

Managing Drought Stress in Citrus Trees

See the causes, impacts, and remedy options for managing drought stress in citrus trees for Florida citrus growers. Managing drought stress is generally not a concern for Florida citrus growers during the rainy season in the summer, but few things are a sure thing in Florida. Additionally, once the rainy season is over, drought stress can be a real concern. See the causes, effects, and [...]

Characteristics of a Good Cover Crop

See the qualities that make a good cover crop for your ag operation, whether in a grove to control weeds or in a field. Cover crops are getting a lot of attention in the Florida citrus industry at the moment, as it’s believed cover crops planted in the row middles can control weeds and amend the soil for citrus tree roots that desperately need help [...]