SmithfieldFoodsAnnouncesPartnershipwithAnuvia™PlantNutrientstoDevelopandMarket
Bio-BasedSustainableFertilizerProductsSMITHFIELD,Va.,April5,2018—SmithfieldFoods,Inc.andAnuvia™PlantNutrientsarepleasedtoannounceanewpartnershiptocreatesustainablefertilizerfromrenewablebiologicalmaterialscollectedfrommanuretreatmentsystemsatSmithfield’shogfarms.ThisprojectispartofSmithfieldRenewables,thecompany’snewplatformdedicatedtounifyingandacceleratingitscarbonreductionandrenewableenergyefforts.Theprojectreusesorganicmatterfoundinhogmanuretocreateacommercial-gradefertilizerthatishigherinnutrientconcentrationthantheoriginalorganicmaterials.Farmersareabletobettermanagenutrientratioswhileusinglessfertilizerbyapplyingpreciselywhattheyneedforoptimalplantgrowth.BecauseAnuvia’sproductscontainorganicmatter,nutrientreleaseismorecontrolled,resultinginreducedgreenhousegasemissionsandasmallerenvironmentalfootprint.AnuviawillutilizeremnantsolidsfromSmithfieldthataccumulateovertimeatthebottomoftheanaerobiclagoons,basinsdesignedandcertifiedtotreatandstorethemanureonhogfarms.Anuvia,whichspecializesinthetransformationoforganicmaterialsintoenhancedefficiencyfertilizerproducts,willmanufactureandsellthesecommercial-gradefertilizerproductstofarmersnationwide.“ThroughSmithfieldRenewables,weareaggressivelypursuingopportunitiestoreduceourenvironmentalfootprintwhilecreatingvalue,”saidKraigWesterbeek,seniordirectorofSmithfieldRenewables.“Alongwithprojectsthattransformbiogasintorenewablenaturalgas,thisisanotherexampleofhowwearetacklingthisgoalonourhogfarms.”“Thisisthebeginningofapartnershipbasedonasharedvisionthatwillpositivelyimpactlivestockandcropproduction,”saysAmyYoder,AnuviaPlantNutrientsCEO.“Ourproprietarymanufacturingprocesswhichconvertsorganicwasteintonovelbio-basedplantnutrientsisbothenvironmentallyfriendlyandsustainable.Ourproductsreduceleachingandputorganicmatterbackinthesoil.Ourprocessisaprototypeforacirculareconomyaswereclaimorganicwaste,convertandreuseoncropland.ThisrelationshipprovidesanewsustainablewayforSmithfieldtoreturnitsremnantsolidsbacktothelandforuseonthecropsgrowntofeedthehogs.Theimpactofthisisextremelysignificantforhogproductionandthelivestockindustry.WelookforwardtohelpingachievebothSmithfield’sandAnuvia’senvironmentalgoals.”Company-ownedandcontracthogfarmsinNorthCarolinawillparticipateinthisproject.Smithfieldwillcollectandbegintheprocessbyde-wateringthewastesolidsbeforeprovidingtheremnantstoAnuvia.Onceacquired,Anuviawillpick-upandtransportthematerialtotheirprocessingplanttocreatethefertilizer.
AboutSmithfieldFoodsSmithfieldFoodsisa$15billionglobalfoodcompanyandtheworld'slargestporkprocessorandhogproducer.IntheUnitedStates,thecompanyisalsotheleaderinnumerouspackagedmeatscategorieswithpopularbrandsincludingSmithfield®,Eckrich®,Nathan'sFamous®,Farmland®,Armour®,FarmerJohn®,Kretschmar®,JohnMorrell®,Cook’s®,Gwaltney®,Carando®,Margherita®,Curly’s®,HealthyOnes®,Morliny®,Krakus®andBerlinki®.SmithfieldFoodsiscommittedtoprovidinggoodfoodinaresponsiblewayandmaintainsrobustanimalcare,communityinvolvement,employeesafety,environmentalandfoodsafetyandqualityprograms.Formoreinformation,visitwww.smithfieldfoods.com.AboutAnuviaAnuviaPlantNutrients,headquarteredinZellwood,Fla.,isacompanyfocusedonanewinnovativeandpatentedwayofmanufacturinganenhancedefficiencyfertilizer(EEF)fortheturfandagriculturalindustries.Anuviaaddressesthethreepillarsofsustainability–social,environmentalandeconomic–simultaneouslybyprovidinganavenuefororganicmaterialstobeusedinaresourceefficientandenvironmentallyfriendlymannerthathelpspeople,plantsandtheenvironmentthrive.Contact:DianaSouderSmithfieldFoods,Inc.(757)[email protected](609)[email protected]
