Faced with the current high cost of fertilizer, many agriculture producers are asking themselves, "Am I getting the most out of my fertilizer dollars?" To help farmers and ranchers answer "yes" to that question, the Noble Foundation's Agricultural Division is offering a no-cost public seminar – "Fertilizing for Profit."

The seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Kruse Auditorium on the Noble Foundation’s campus at 2510 Sam Noble Parkway in Ardmore. Check-in will begin at 12:45 p.m. Attendees should pre-register.

Agricultural Division staff specialists will cover a wide range of topics, including:

• soil testing,
• pH and liming,
• nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium,
• secondary and micronutrients,
• non-traditional products and fertilizer myths,
• benefits of fertilizing by a soil test.

Questions and a discussion session will follow the presentations, and handout materials will be available.

For more information or to pre-register for the seminar, call Melissa Castleman at (580) 224-6411.

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News Release Issued: Jan. 15, 2006

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (www.noble.org), headquartered in Ardmore, Okla., is a nonprofit organization conducting agricultural, forage improvement and plant biology research; assisting farmers and ranchers through educational and consultative agricultural programs; and providing grants to nonprofit charitable, educational and health organizations.