FGD Gypsum
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FGD Gypsum is a product that is starting to get a lot of attention over the past few years. It is a byproduct from coal burning power plants. The EPA has made all of us clean up our emissions and how much pollutants are being put back into the air. Coal burning power plants are affected the most. The simple way of saying it is, the power plants start with ag rock, they crush it up and run it through their possess to clean up the emissions (sulfur) from the burning coal. The crushed ag rock then has lost its ability to neutralize soil ph but still has calcium. The product then picks up around 18% sulfur by volume (depending on how much sulfur content the coal has that is being used (Illinois coal has some of the highest sulfur contents). Farmers are interested in the product because before the air was cleaned up we would get sulfuric rain to replenish soils with sulfur. Some farmers are finding that there soils are getting sulfur deficient because of our cleaner air. Remember sulfur has been taken out of our diesel fuel to. The FGD Gypsum is a great way to put sulfur back into the soil. Plus there are other benefits to using the product. I have included links and other information on the complete benefits and detailed information from using the product. We on Jacobs' Farms have been using the product for many years now and our neighbors are now using it to. It is a great product if you can get your hands on it!!
If you have questions feel free to email us in the contacts us part of our website. — Andrew & Jeff Jacobs |
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