Sunrise Cooperative Facilities All Certified in 4R Nutrient Stewardship

The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that all four of Sunrise Cooperative Inc.’s agronomy branches, located in Attica, Ballville, Crestline and Norwalk, Ohio, have been added to the growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified status. Sunrise is the first entity to have all of its locations certified in 4R Nutrient Stewardship.

The voluntary certification program is a concentrated effort by the agriculture industry to significantly reduce and prevent applied nutrients from running off fields, which has contributed to harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, such as the one responsible for the shutdown of Toledo’s water supply in early August 2014.

Sunrise is a full-service cooperative fully owned by its 3,100 farmer-members. The company operates three grain terminals, four full-service agronomy locations with an ammonia satellite, offers bagged Purina Animal Nutrition feeds, and has an energy division offering propane, liquid fuels and bulk oils. Its agronomy division features more than 25 Certified Crop Adviser Board-certified agronomists and a certified professional agronomist on staff.

“We at Sunrise, as well as our farmers, are good stewards and are knowledgeable about and committed to the issues with the environment,” said George Secor, Sunrise president and CEO. “Company-wide, we have people in place to assist our farmers with continued education and responsible management of their nutrients.”

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