"The use of fertilizer is an important part of sustainable agriculture, and vital to food security, as it increases crop yields, allowing for more food to be grown on less land, and helps replenish nutrients that contribute to soil health. Fertilizer Canada works closely with grower groups to support farming practices that optimize fertilizer use to increase yields while reducing environmental impacts, which is possible through 4R Stewardship (Right Source @ Right Rate, Right Time, Right Place®). The SAS lays out five priority areas: soil health, climate adaption and reliance, water quality, climate change mitigation, and biodiversity. There are 4R best management practices (BMPs) that support each of these issues and as shown in our recently released Agri-Economic Report, 4R BMPs are the best tools we have available to optimise fertilizer use, which is why we continue to ask the government to develop a national 4R strategy."
