Q. What Agvance settings are required for a retail facility carrying products with non-plant food ingredients in which there are specific regulations for State Fertilizer Tags?
A. Many states require non-plant food guarantees be displayed outside of the plant food guarantees on the State Fertilizer Tag. This can be accomplished by setting up some key areas in Agvance. First, set up the information for the non-plant food product on the Hub / Setup / Location Preferences window. Each location can have a unique User Defined Soil Test Heading. This nutrient value also displays in other areas of Agvance, such as when setting up a product.
In the example below, the User Defined Soil Test Heading is set to HA to represent the abbreviation for Humic Acid. The label that prints on the State Fertilizer Tag can be defined in the Fertilizer Tag UD Label textbox. The Fertilizer Tag UD Label displays on the State Fertilizer Tag exactly how it is entered. In addition, if the User Defined Nutrient is a non-plant food ingredient, the User Defined is a Nonplant Food Ingredient option must be selected. The guarantee, label for the nutrient, and required statement then print below the plant food ingredient guarantees.
Set up the non-plant food product(s) in Agvance. Humic DG is the product used in the example below.
In addition to setting up all the information on the Ratio Wizard window, some information needs to be added on the Blend Setup tab, such as the guarantee of the non-plant food ingredient, the Fertilizer Ingredients, and the options for the non-plant food ingredient of that derivation.
If the option is not selected for the nutrient on the derivation line item, the derivation for the product will not be excluded from the plant nutrient derivations.
Note: These changes are not reflected in the Georgia, Texas, or Indiana state specific formats.
Below is an example of a State Fertilizer Tag with the Humic Acid component in a mix.
Note: The ALSO CONTAINS NONPLANT FOOD INGREDIENT(S) statement is hard-coded within the Agvance program.
