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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

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).

OUR BLOG

Citrus Advisory System to Fight Postbloom Fruit Drop

A new Citrus Advisory System created by UF/IFAS researchers aims to help citrus growers to combat postbloom fruit drop. Florida citrus growers have been enheartened by two decent citrus forecasts so far in the 2018-19 growing season, but postbloom fruit drop is still a concern. Postbloom fruit drop (PFD) could significantly affect Florida’s citrus crop, especially since a rainy El Nino weather pattern is expected [...]

Healthy Soils and Florida Citrus: Part 1

See how Florida’s soils stack up to the definition of healthy soils, and how it impacts Florida citrus in light of citrus greening. Healthy soils are the basis of every crop, but it hasn’t been an important topic for Florida citrus until the onslaught of citrus greening. Most of Florida’s sandy soils are far from the definition of healthy soils, according to an article on [...]

Celebrate Ag Literacy Day Everyday

See how you can make a difference for ag in your area this Ag Literacy Day—November 13th—and every day of the year. Ag Literacy Day is this upcoming Tuesday, November 13th, as the annual event transitions from a spring observance to a fall date. It’s a time when ag industry members go into classrooms across the state to support the Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, [...]

Florida Citrus GM Details What’s Making a Difference in Combating Citrus Greening

He also shares what is not making a difference in combating citrus greening. There are many options when it comes to combating citrus greening. John Gose, general manager for Lykes Brothers’ Citrus Division, shared what’s working and what’s not in combating citrus greening at a grower forum in Sebring on October 31st. The forum was hosted by Highlands County Extension Director and citrus agent Laurie Hurner. [...]

Lasers Shooting Infra-Red Energy Pulses are a Promising New Treatment for Citrus Greening

A UF/IFAS professor shared how lasers play a huge role in “rehabilitating” trees with citrus greening. Scientists are looking everywhere for a solution to citrus greening, either in a cure or workable treatment. Lasers may be part of a promising treatment that helps citrus trees affected by citrus greening to rehabilitate. A professor of horticultural sciences with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and [...]

Collaborative Effort Results in Asian Citrus Psyllid Attract-and-Kill Device

Researchers with UF/IFAS and other institutions have collaborated to create an attract-and-kill device that targets the Asian citrus psyllid. The Asian citrus psyllid is the vector that transports the bacteria that cause citrus greening from citrus tree to citrus tree, and a two year-long collaboration between researchers at a variety of institutions has culminated in an attract-and-kill device. It is aimed at attracting and killing [...]