SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability is defined in the GROWMARK System as those activities and practices that endure over time. We take pride in caring for the soil and other resources. We go to great lengths to make certain our communities, our environment, and our way of life are protected in the years to come.
GROWMARK ENDURE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
CORPORATE COMMITMENTS
Endure is the GROWMARK System Sustainability initiative.
Sustainability is defined in the GROWMARK System as those activities and practices that endure over time. We take pride in caring for the soil and other resources. We go to great lengths to make certain our communities, our environment, and our way of life are protected in the years to come.
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CORPORATE COMMITMENTS
ENDURING COMMITMENTS
Though our System-wide impact is felt across our market area and beyond, our efforts are most meaningful at the local level, where communities directly benefit from our support.
The Enduring Commitments program was initiated to match GROWMARK Foundation funds with member cooperative contributions to leverage dollars for local initiatives.
AGRONOMY
We are dedicated to providing producers the tools and resources to adopt sustainable Ag practices. We support and encourage our farmer-owners to implement better land stewardship practices by providing improved soil management tools that aid in observing plant behavior and soil health.
GROWMARK System employees help farmers employ these tools and best practices by introducing new technology to allow for data-driven application decisions and engaging and educating growers on watersheds, nitrogen-application, nutrient stewardship and the Nitrogen Watch program.
GROWMARK has invested in the Applicator Simulator tool, which is the first of its kind in the industry. This tool is designed to enhance our team's ability to manage the application of crop nutrients and protectants safely and efficiently, through leading-edge training. By implementing mobile training for applicators at our member cooperatives and utilizing simulation and classroom work, we aim to ensure good conservation measures and reflect more savings and better quality work for our customers and the environment.
ENERGY
Our Energy Division uses a web-based system to help drivers and dispatchers plan for timely deliveries; reducing road time and saving fuel.
Educating school districts and municipalities across our core market area about the advantages of adopting cleaner burning propane-powered buses contributes to cleaner air in the environment, better operating efficiency for school districts, and quieter buses for school children.
