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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).

Fertilizer and Herbicide Found to be a Great Combo for Florida Tomatoes

See the details of research that showed a combination of fertilizer and herbicide to fight weeds and boost production in Florida tomatoes. Florida tomatoes grown in plastic-mulch beds don’t compete with many weeds, but there is one—nutsedge—that can really throw a wrench in tomato production, according to a UF/IFAS blog post. The blog maintains that “research has shown that an infestation of purple nutsedge can [...]

Q&A: Hope for Florida Citrus

Read the outlook of Tom Johnson, owner of TJ BioTech, on OTC injections and the Florida citrus industry. Tom Johnson, the owner of TJ BioTech, the manufacturer of OTC injections, has been a part of a series of Q&A articles concerning Oxytetracycline (OTC) injections, published as Citrus Industry articles. We’re happy to share them, including the latest; it looks at the misinformation surrounding the decline [...]

Details of the EPA’s New Herbicide Strategy

See an explanation of the EPA’s new herbicide strategy from the UF/IFAS Tip of the Week. The EPA has recently released its new herbicide strategy in response to a court ruling concerning the EPA’s consideration of endangered species, according to a UF/IFAS Tip of the Week article. The article shared that “In the past, the EPA did not directly address endangered species during registration. The [...]

The Millennium Block Field Day is November 7th

Attend the Millennium Block Field Day on November 7th at the Indian River Research and Education Center. Florida citrus growers should register now to attend the Millennium Block Field Day at the UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center on November 7th. According to a Citrus Industry article, “The Millennium Block is a seminal grapefruit trial on 20 acres at the UF/IFAS Indian River Research [...]

A Look at Phytotoxicity and OTC Injections in Citrus

See what researchers know so far about phytotoxicity and OTC injections in Florida citrus. Florida citrus growers and researchers have been conducting OTC injections for two years now, and, like most things, there have been positives and negatives. According to a Citrus Industry article, in OTC injection trials, “yield increases of 25% to more than 100% have been measured consistently, along with significant improvements in [...]

Combating Armyworms, Part 2

See tips for Florida ranchers for controlling armyworms in Florida grazing pastures to keep this destructive pest at bay. In a past blog, we shared information related to scouting for and identifying armyworms, a group of caterpillar species that can be very destructive to many different crops, including a number of forages. The information was from a UF/IFAS blog that advised “armyworms can significantly impact [...]