Profertil :: La Urea granulada de la Argentina ::

Vision, Mission and Objectives

MISSION
It is a source of agronomic data for both the company and its customers, who are a business and technology development factor contributing to the detection of prospective markets through research and dissemination of information about crop fertilization and mineral nutrition, particularly that related to granulated urea.

VISION
To act as agronomic support for PROFERTIL S.A.
To promote granulated urea agronomic development
To rely on research organizations using simpler methods (lot sampling and meetings)
To implement the use of applied research with a view to disseminating knowledge about fertilization technology.
To be a tool for the detection of new niches and market opportunities.

OBJECTIVES
To lead crop fertilization and mineral nutrition technology
To pioneer the development of agronomic/environmental issues related to responsible fertilizer use.
To set up a lot sampling network system.

Strategic Alliances

The Research and Development Department seeks to build Profertil agronomic support by forming alliances with:

Research organizations
Associations of farmers

Other companies that do not compete in our business segment.

Research Agreements

Type	Date	Organization	Function	Research

Sugar cane
Agreement	2001	EEA O Colombres Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Obispo Colombre.	2001-2002 Experimental program using N fertilizers on sugar cane at Estacion Experimental Agro Industrial O. Colombres.	Sugar cane 2002.doc
Wheat
Agreement	2000	INTA Casilda	INTA Casilda-Profertil Agreement: Fertilization Programme on second soybean/ wheat. Crops. Campaign 2000/200 Nitrogen Module
Agreement	2000	INTA Casilda	Wheat Production with N, P and S for subsequent residual study of nutrients at rotation
Agreement	2001	UNS Dto de Agronomía	Validation of Models for Wheat Nitrogen and Phosphorus Diagnosis and Fertilization	UNS-Ron y Loewy figuras.pdf UNS-Ron y loewy tablas.pdf UNS-Ron y Loewy texto.pdf
Agreement Protocol	2001	UNS Dto de Agronomía	UNS-Profertil Agreement: Efficient and rational use of Urea on winter crops and weeping love grass
Agreement	2001	UNS Dto de Agronomía	Response of weeping love grass (Eragrostis curvula L.) to Nitrogen in the SW of the Province of Buenos Aires.
Agreement Protocol	2001	AACREA	Agreement: Criteria for crop nitrogen fertilization and diagnosis on wheat from La Pampa Area.
Agreement	2001	UN M del Plata Fac Cs Agrarias. Balcarce	Fac. Cs. Agrarias Balcarce-Profertil Agreement: nitrogen fertilization to obtain high-quality bread wheat.	INTA Balc Calidad_Trigo.doc
Agreement Protocol	2001	UNS Dto de Agronomía	Efficient water and fertilizer use for wheat grown in soil of variable depth.	UNS-Galantini.doc
Agreement Protocol	2001	UNS Dto de Agronomía	UNS-Profertil agreement: sustainability evaluation on wheat yields in the south of Buenos Aires using two separate farming and fertilization methods.	UNS-Silenci.doc
Agreement Protocol	2001	INTA Anguil	Nitrogen use on wheat crops: Application rates and schedule.
Protocol	2001	INTA Rafaela	N and S fertilization of wheat grown in La Pampa, northern and central areas of Argentina
Agreement Protocol	2002	INTA Anguil	Agreement INTA Anguil - Profertil: Nitrogen on Wheat: Application rates and schedule.
Agreement	2002	INTA Balcarce	Evaluation of N Use Efficiency in different yield wheat according to fertilization schedule
Contrato	2002	AAPRESID INPOFOS	Wheat crop response to different NPS combinations and types of micronutrients as reported by farmers.
Protocol	2002	AACREA	Nitrogen fertilization and diagnosis criteria on wheat grown in La Pampa region.
Agreement Protocol	2003	UNS Depto de Agronomía	N fertilization in the northern and south-western areas of Buenos Aires: Urea staged application effects on performance and grain quality.	UNS-1Ron figuras.pdf UNS-1Ron tablas.pdf UNS-1Ron texto.pdf
Agreement Protocol	2003	INTA Balcarce	N use efficiency evaluation on wheat crops of differing performance potential in terms of application schedules.	INTA Balc 02-03.doc
Agreement Protocol	2003	UNS Dto de Agronomía	Wheat fertilization in soils of varying depths. Specification of foliage diagnosis techniques.
Renov Agreement	2003	AACREA	Agreement: Diagnosis and N fertilization Criteria for wheat grown in La Pampa Area.
Agreement Protocol	2003	UNS Dpto de Agronomía	Sustainability evaluation of wheat crops grown by conventional methods and direct sowing using varying doses of urea in the Buenos Aires southern area during the 6 year of continuous agricultural activity	Informe Final Silenzi 2004.doc
Agreement	2003	INTA Anguil	Nitrogen on wheat: Application rates and schedule.
Agreement	2004	INTA Balcarce	N use efficiency evaluation on wheat crops according to application schedules.	INTA Balc03-04.doc

Agreement	2004/5	INTA Balcarce	Evaluación de estrategias de fertilización nitrogenada de Trigo en el Sudoeste Bonaerense y desarrollo de métodos de diagnóstico.	INTA Balcarce05.doc
Agreement	2004/5	UNS Dpto de Agronomía	Comparison of Nitrogen sources on winter crops and weeping love grass fertilization.
Agreement	2004/5	UNS Dpto de Agronomía	Wheat fertilization in soil of variable depth: precision of foliage diagnose techniques.
Agreement	2004/5	UNS Dpto de Agronomía	Sustainability evaluation of wheat crops grown by conventional methods and direct sowing using varying doses of urea in the Buenos Aires southern area during the 6 year of continuous agricultural activity.
Agreement	2004	AACREA	Diagnosis and N fertilization Criteria for wheat grown in La Pampa Area.
Corn
Agreement Protocol	2000	INTA Manfredi	INTA Manfredi-Profertil Agreement: Dosage evaluation of N, P and Sa use on corn, sorghum and soybean when sown.
Agreement	2000	INTA Balcarce	Ensayos de Fertilización de maíz en Siembra Directa.	INTA Balc 00.doc
Agreement	2001	AAPRESID	Agreement: Nitrogen fertilization of corn grown by direct sowing.
Agreement Protocol	2001	AACREA	Production models for corn cultivation in the AACREA northern Buenos Aires Area.
Agreement Protocol	2001	INTA Rafaela	INTA Rafaela-Profertil Agreement: N fertilization of Corn under the effects of a calcium-magnesium top dressing.
Agreement Protocol	2001	INTA Villegas	Diagnosis and N fertilization response adjustment of corn grown in the sandy area of La Pampa.
Protocol	2001	INTA Rafaela	Diagnosis and efficiency of N fertilization of corn grown by direct sowing.
Protocol	2001	AAPRESID	Evaluation of the effects of different doses of N on the nutritional condition of corn grown by direct sowing.
Agreement	2001	INTA Pergamino	Nitrogen fertilization of cereal crops in the Pampa Region: validation of recommendation models.
Agreement	2002	MONSANTO	Agreement enabling Profertil to take part in the 2002/2003 UEDAPs sponsored by Monsanto
Agreement	2002	AAPRESID - INTA Paraná	N efficiency improvement by remote sensing systems when granulated urea is used.
Agreement Protocol	2002	AAPRESID	Evaluation of the effects of different doses of N on the nutritional condition of corn grown by direct sowing.
Agreement Protocol	2003	INTA Oliveros	N availability evaluation of soil grown with corn from the moment of sowing to the appearance of the sixth leaf to adjust N fertilization.
Agreement Protocol	2003	AAPRESID - INTA Paraná	N efficiency improvement by remote sensing systems when granulate urea is used as N source.
Agreement	2004	AAPRESID	Evaluation of the effects of different doses of N on the nutritional condition of corn grown by direct sowing.	AAPRESID.pdf
Agreement	2004/5	AAPRESID – INTA Paraná	N efficiency improvement by remote sensing systems when granulated urea is used.	INFORME AAPRESID 2003-04.pdf
Agreement	2004/5	Asoc Coop Fac Cs Agrarias. Balcarce	Quantification of N losses by volatilization and its effect on corn crops with SRU.	Balcarce volatil.doc
Agreement	2004/5	Monsanto	Agreement enabling Profertil to take part in the 2004/2005 UEDAPs sponsored by Monsanto.
Agreement	2004/5	INTA Oliveros	Quantification of N losses by volatilization and its effect on corn crop yields.
Properties of Granulated Urea
Agreement Protocol	2001	EMBRAPA DO CLIMA TEMPERADO	Release rate of nitrates in soil: How it is influenced by sources, application methods and soil moisture.
Agreement	2001	INTA Castelar Instituto de Ingeniería Rural	Technical Assistance Agreement INTA-Profertil
Protocol	2001	Escuela Aerotécnica de Venado Tuerto	Comparison of the evolution of N content in soil treated with nitrogen fertilizers and under varying rain conditions.
Protocol	2001	INTA Castelar IIRural	Segregation effect on the distribution pattern of fertilizer mixtures during wheat sowing.	INTA Castelar-Segregación.doc
Protocol	2001	INTA Castelar IIRural	Effect of hygroscopicity on application rates and sowing machine delivery pipe blockages when granulated and prilled urea are used
Protocol	2001	INTA Castelar IIRural	Effect of urea type on losses.
Protocol	2001	INTA Casterlar IIRural	Ballistic properties of urea: urea distribution pattern when mixed with MAP
Protocol	2001	INTA Casterlar IIRural	Ballistic properties of urea: distribution pattern chart when granulated and prilled urea are used.
Protocol	2001	INTA Casterlar IIRural	Hygroscopic properties of granulated and prilled urea.
Protocol	2002	EEAO Colombres	Nitrates precision gauging and release comparisons in granulated and prilled urea.
Agreement	2005/6	INTA Balcarce	Evaluation of transport of nitrates and bromide in the non-saturated area of soils in the districts Balcarce and Tres Arroyos by using ceramic capsules.
Agreement	2005	INTA Balcarce	Quantification of nitrate losses by washing in fertilization tests using a nitrate accumulator (Self Integrating Accumulator).
Malting Barley
Agreement Protocol	2001	UNS-Dpto de Agronomía	N fertilization of malting barley.
Agreement Protocol	2003	UNS-Dpto de Agronomía	N fertilization of malting barley.	UNS-Lazzari 2004.doc
Agreement	2004	UNS Dpto de Agronomía	N fertilization of malting barley
Soybean
Agreement Protocol	2000	INTA Anguil	INTA Anquil-Profertil Agreement: Fertilization Trial Programme for soybean grown by direct sowing during the 2000-2001 season. N dose and combined fertilization: N dose module.
Protocol	2000	INTA Manfredi	Dose evaluation of N, P and S when used on corn, sorghum and soybean: Soybean Module.
Agreement Protocol	2001	INTA Rafaela	INTA Rafaela-Profertil Agreement:: N levels at the early vegetative stage of soybean growth and their influence on plant development and grain yield.
Agreement Protocol	2001	INTA Rafaela	INTA Rafaela-Profertil Agreement:: N fertilization at different stages of the vegetative cycle of soybean grown in soils deficient in organic matter.

Pastures
Agreement Protocol	2003	UBA	Effect of increasing N use on certain forage crop behaviour, namely, Bromus catharticus, wild oat and sp lolium.
Agreement	2005/6	AAPRESID. Regional B.Bca	Forage production estimation and its response to N fertilization.
Rangeland
Agreement	2001	Universidad Nacional del Centro de la PBA - Azul	Universidad Nacional del Centro de la PBA-Azul-AACREA-Profertil Agreement: Response of promotional rye grass batches to N and P addition.
Corn-Wheat-Soybean Rotation
Protocol	2002	AAPRESID INPOFOS	Fertilization Trial
Agreement	2004/5	AAPRESID INPOFOS	Fertilization Trial
Wheat-soybean rotation
Agreement	2003/4	INTA Rafaela	Fertilization with N-P-S on double crop wheat-soybean. 2003/4.
Agreement	2004/5	INTA Rafaela	Fertilization with N-P-S on double crop wheat-soybean. 2004/5.
Innovation Model and Technology Model
Protocol	2003	PROFERTIL	Innovation Model and Technology applied to Wheat.
Protocol	2004	PROFERTIL	Innovation Model and Technology applied to Wheat.
Agreement	2005	PROFERTIL	Innovation Model and Technology applied to Wheat.
Tree growing
Agreement	2003	INTA Castelar	Fertilization and yield from Eucaliptus globulus grown from outcrops after second rotation.
Agreement	2005/7	INTA Castelar	Fertilization and yield from Eucaliptus globulus grown from outcrops after second rotation.
Fertilizar
Agreement	2001	INTA Central	Fertilizar 2001
Agreement	2003	INTA Pergamino	Fertilizar 2003
Agreement	2004	INTA Pergamino	Fertilizar 2004
Agreement	2005	INTA Pergamino	Fertilizar 2005