ALPINE MicroBolt® Mn

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT-

The importance of ALPINE MicroBolt® Mn for your crops- 

ALPINE MicroBolt® Mn micronutrient is manufactured by utilizing the highest quality raw materials to provide a very agronomically efficient source of plant-available Manganese. Manganese is easily oxidized in the soil, making a foliar application more relevant. Manganese assists iron in chlorophyll production. Mn is key to lignin-building qualities in the leaf and strengthened cuticles. Mn is critical in preventing lodging and diseases.

What makes ALPINE MicroBolt® Mn different than the other products on the market-

ALPINE MicroBolt® Mn is EDTA Chelated to enhance foliar uptake. MicroBolt Mn with analysis 0-0-10-6 Mn has a strong potassium companion that increases nutrient uptake and management within the plant to overcome deficiencies. ALPINE MicroBolt Mn blends well with ALPINE Bio-K Foliar products for increased nutrient efficiencies.

For more information, click here or contact your local ALPINE sales manager.

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About Nachurs Alpine Solutions®
Nachurs Alpine Solutions (NAS) became a division of Wilbur-Ellis in 2019. NAS is a 75-year-old specialty chemical business that pioneered the low salt liquid starter fertilizer industry by introducing the first proper solution liquid NPK fertilizer. Today, NPK liquid fertilizers sold by NAS are marketed under the NACHURS brand in the United States and the ALPINE brand in Canada. For more information, visit www.nachurs-alpine.com

About the Wilbur-Ellis Companies
Founded in 1921, the Wilbur-Ellis companies are leading international marketers, distributors, and manufacturers of agricultural products, animal nutrients, and specialty chemicals and ingredients. Developing strong relationships, making strategic market investments, and capitalizing on new opportunities. For more information, please visit www.wilburellis.com.

ALPINE K20-S®

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The importance of ALPINE K20-S® for your crops-

The benefits of adding ALPINE K20-S® in a foliar program start with an increase in a plant’s chlorophyll synthesis. This readily available potassium source, Bio-K, results in leaves turning a darker green due to the increase in photosynthetic activity. ALPINE K20-S stimulates extra root growth; in turn, the root hairs excrete excess sugars, which stimulates the microbial colonies.

What makes ALPINE K20-S® different than the other products on the market-

ALPINE K20-S is powered by our ALPINE Bio-K®, a unique potassium technology that maximizes foliar uptake. The organic-based carrier in ALPINE Bio-K is a natural plant metabolite recognized by plants and microbials as a preferred food source.

For more information, click here or contact your local ALPINE sales manager.

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About Nachurs Alpine Solutions®
Nachurs Alpine Solutions (NAS) became a division of Wilbur-Ellis in 2019. NAS is a 75-year-old specialty chemical business that pioneered the low salt liquid starter fertilizer industry by introducing the first proper solution liquid NPK fertilizer. Today, NPK liquid fertilizers sold by NAS are marketed under the NACHURS brand in the United States and the ALPINE brand in Canada. For more information, visit www.nachurs-alpine.com

About the Wilbur-Ellis Companies
Founded in 1921, the Wilbur-Ellis companies are leading international marketers, distributors, and manufacturers of agricultural products, animal nutrients, and specialty chemicals and ingredients. Developing strong relationships, making strategic market investments, and capitalizing on new opportunities. For more information, please visit www.wilburellis.com.

AgroFocus Blog Series

Cations K & Mg

As spring seeding begins across Canada in many areas, I have been walking alfalfa and winter wheat fields, gaining knowledge and experience as they progress. Continuing my passion for soils and plants, I am sampling soil for fertility and microbiology activity while gathering plant tissues and SAP analysis to benchmark how efficiently our crop plan is utilized. It is also essential to know that every test I will be looking at will be affected by Cations.

As we look at Cations K, Mg, Ca, H, Na, and NH4, we need to understand their interactions and how they affect soil structure, pH, microbial activity, and plant nutrient efficiencies and growth. Plants and microbial survival are the same for you and me, first needing oxygen, second water, and then food and shelter. With Ca maintaining oxygen and Mg water, a balance is required. Hence, maintaining balanced fertility throughout the year is critical to our success. This is something too grand to cover in a blog, but we can at least consider a few talking points and address some of the questions I have been asked.

My last blog discussed the potassium source that powers our ALPINE G241-S and ALPINE Bio-K! This patented form of potassium acetate sets a new standard in plant available “K,” As I look across numerous tissue and soil samples, “K” deficiency continues to bubble up. With potassium playing a massive role in nutrient and water management within our plants, we must pay close attention to maintaining K levels. Starting with planting and a second application of nitrogen to winter wheat or with your initial application on all crops, it is an excellent time to include potassium to enhance nutrient efficiency.

With ALPINE having over 50 years of liquid phosphorous expertise, we have expanded our potassium offering, developing ALPINE K19-S to meet many of the application opportunities we mentioned. Applying balanced nutrition at each point of influence, ALPINE K19-S shows its flexibility in many ways. Across Western Canada, a blend of ALPINE G22 + ALPINE K19-S allows Growers an in-furrow option for potassium management. When blending with UAN and UAN + ATS, ALPINE K19-S enhances nitrogen use efficiency, increasing nitrogen uptake. Whether nitrogen is streamed, side-dressed, or y-dropped, this is an ideal time to balance N, K, S, and even Boron, per your soil and tissue requirements. It is also an excellent opportunity to look at your Mg levels, as it is responsible for nitrogen management and the center of chlorophyll.

Having looked at several soil and tissue samples this week, we have addressed some fields by including ALPINE MicroBolt Mg with nitrogen applications. As we gather more information, I will share it in future Blogs. I have also attached a few tissue samples taken this week to show where the numbers are at. In 2022, I foliar applied ALPINE MicroBolt Mg and ALPINE K20-S with a drone to experiment with efficacy and will expand this application over the next two weeks. With our true goal being to set up your crop for tremendous success, Maximizing Fertilizer Efficiency from Start2Finish will continue to be emphasized.

To continue our learning experiences, I have added tissue samples representing plots we will continue sharing information from throughout the year. Trust you have a fabulous May, and looking forward to gaining knowledge together.

-Steve McQueen, Agronomy Manager

Click on the images to view them. 

ALPINE F18 Max™

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The importance of ALPINE F18 Max™ for your crops-

ALPINE F18 Max™ is a new and improved foliar nutritional product comprised of essential plant nutrients,  fully chelated micronutrients, surfactants, compatibility agents, organic acids, as well as Bio-K®. Applying ALPINE F18 Max at herbicide timing enables your crop to mediate the stress of crop protection. By enhancing plant metabolism, crops will recover quickly to be able to amplify their genetic potential.

What makes ALPINE F18 Max™ different than the other products on the market-

ALPINE F18 Max™ is manufactured with the highest quality raw materials on the market today, which, once absorbed by the plant, helps to promote a healthier plant and root system and ultimately helps to improve crop productivity. ALPINE F18 Max is powered by Bio-K, the most soluble source of potassium in the industry. F18 Max is ammonia free with a low point of deliquescence. This product balanced essential N, P, and K with chelated micronutrients, well adapted to all cropping management systems.

For more information, click here or contact your local ALPINE sales manager.

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About Nachurs Alpine Solutions®
Nachurs Alpine Solutions (NAS) became a division of Wilbur-Ellis in 2019. NAS is a 75-year-old specialty chemical business that pioneered the low salt liquid starter fertilizer industry by introducing the first proper solution liquid NPK fertilizer. Today, NPK liquid fertilizers sold by NAS are marketed under the NACHURS brand in the United States and the ALPINE brand in Canada. For more information, visit www.nachurs-alpine.com

About the Wilbur-Ellis Companies
Founded in 1921, the Wilbur-Ellis companies are leading international marketers, distributors, and manufacturers of agricultural products, animal nutrients, and specialty chemicals and ingredients. Developing strong relationships, making strategic market investments, and capitalizing on new opportunities. For more information, please visit www.wilburellis.com.

ALPINE G241-S®

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT

The importance of ALPINE G241-S® for your crops-

ALPINE G241-S® is a premium NPK starter with sulfur and Bio-K. You can expect quicker germination, enhanced root development, and elevated abiotic stress tolerance.

What makes ALPINE G241-S®  different than the other products on the market-

ALPINE G241-S® is designed and manufactured for the Ontario marketplace. ALPINE G241-S® contains Bio-K®, a unique natural plant metabolite that enables plants to uptake and use potash more efficiently. It has a neutral pH for phosphorus availability and a low salt index for seed safety. With the reduction of sulfur emissions in the atmosphere, sulfur availability is often lacking in early-growth states and cold soils due to the limited activity of soil microbes to mineralize soil sources. Having an additional supply available to the plant with the ALPINE G241-S™helps bridge the requirement until the soil warms up.

For more information, click here or contact your local ALPINE sales manager.

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About Nachurs Alpine Solutions®
Nachurs Alpine Solutions (NAS) became a division of Wilbur-Ellis in 2019. NAS is a 75-year-old specialty chemical business that pioneered the low salt liquid starter fertilizer industry by introducing the first true solution liquid NPK fertilizer. Today, NPK liquid fertilizers sold by NAS are marketed under the NACHURS brand in the United States and under the ALPINE brand in Canada. For more information visit www.nachurs-alpine.com

About the Wilbur-Ellis Companies
Founded in 1921, the Wilbur-Ellis companies are leading international marketers, distributors and manufacturers of agricultural products, animal nutrients and specialty chemicals and ingredients. By developing strong relationships, making strategic market investments, and capitalizing on new opportunities. For more information, please visit www.wilburellis.com

New Hamburg Press Release

NEW HAMBURG, ON – December 19, 2022 -Nachurs Alpine Solutions just announced a major project to streamline its operations at their New Hamburg manufacturing facility.


The Canadian fertilizer ALPINE® brand products are produced at this facility for all of Ontario and beyond. To streamline operations, the Neville Street location will be sold, and a new office and parts department will be built on their Nafzinger Road property. We feel that moving all operations to one location will improve customer service, create streamlined efficiencies, and reduce lag time for customers.


Construction for this expansion is slated to begin in the first quarter of 2023 with a projected completion date by the end of 2023.


ALPINE ® the leading manufacturer of liquid fertilizers in Canada and will be celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2023. It is best known for its in-furrow starters, foliar fertilizers, and chelated micronutrients. It recently released a new generation of products containing their patented Bio-K® potassium technology.

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About Nachurs Alpine Solutions®
Nachurs Alpine Solutions (NAS) became a division of Wilbur-Ellis in 2019. NAS is a 75-year-old specialty chemical business that pioneered the low salt liquid starter fertilizer industry by introducing the first true solution liquid NPK fertilizer. Today, NPK liquid fertilizers sold by NAS are marketed under the NACHURS brand in the United States and under the ALPINE brand in Canada. For more information visit www.nachurs-alpine.com

About the Wilbur-Ellis Companies
Founded in 1921, the Wilbur-Ellis companies are leading international marketers, distributors and manufacturers of agricultural products, animal nutrients and specialty chemicals and ingredients. By developing strong relationships, making strategic market investments, and capitalizing on new opportunities. For more information, please visit www.wilburellis.com

The ALPINE Difference: Nutrient Solubility

Just like how not all foods have the same taste or nutrient composition, not all potassium is the same. When discussing fertilizers within the same nutrient element group, potassium fertilizers(commonly known as potash) have a wide range of nutrient availability, molecular weight, water solubility, and plant uptake capacity. Not all potash is created equal.

ALPINE Bio-K is a potassium acetate-based plant nutrient that is the most soluble, available, and efficient form of potassium fertilizer on the market today. With the current focus centered around nutrient efficiency, product sustainability, and environmental stewardship, ALPINE Bio-K checks all those boxes while increasing crop yield.

Video demonstration below-

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About the Wilbur-Ellis Companies
Founded in 1921, the Wilbur-Ellis companies are leading international marketers, distributors and manufacturers of agricultural products, animal nutrients, and specialty chemicals and ingredients. By developing strong relationships, making strategic market investments, and capitalizing on new opportunities, the Wilbur-Ellis companies have continued to grow the business with sales of over $3 billion. For more information, please visit www.wilburellis.com

About Nachurs Alpine Solutions®
Nachurs Alpine Solutions (NAS) became a division of Wilbur-Ellis in 2019. NAS is a 73-year-old specialty chemical business that pioneered the low salt liquid starter fertilizer industry by introducing the first true solution liquid NPK fertilizer. Today, NPK liquid fertilizers sold by NAS are marketed under the NACHURS brand in the United States and under the ALPINE brand in Canada. For more information visit www.nachurs-alpine.com

BIO-K® IS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT ALL OF NORTH AMERICA

NEW HAMBURG, ONTARIO-August 11, 2021- Nachurs Alpine Solutions® (NAS), a division of Wilbur-Ellis, announced today that it is aligning its potassium acetate technology Bio-K® to include the ALPINE brand. This change is to provide a consistent presence across North America as well as international markets. Our technology is patent pending in Canada and patented in the United States.

Those familiar with the ALPINE brand may recognize Bio-K as K-Tech®, which has been a trusted and proven technology in the ALPINE brand lineup for the past few years. ALPINE has launched products such as ALPINE F18 Max™ and ALPINE G241-S® within this specialty fertilizer line. Lab tests and field trials have proven potassium acetate to be an effective and safe source of potassium for crop production. Including Bio-K in a sound, well-balanced fertility program will provide the plant with added energy, which will ultimately lead to increased yield. The existing ALPINE product names will not be changing, just the potassium acetate technology branding. We look forward to introducing even more new Bio-K products in the future throughout Canada and beyond.

To learn more about NAS full line of Bio-K products, please contact us at (800) 622-4877 x233 or visit the ALPINE® website at www.alpinepfl.com or the NACHURS® website at www.nachurs.com.

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About the Wilbur-Ellis Companies
Founded in 1921, the Wilbur-Ellis companies are leading international marketers, distributors and manufacturers of agricultural products, animal nutrients and specialty chemicals and ingredients. By developing strong relationships, making strategic market investments and capitalizing on new opportunities, the Wilbur-Ellis companies have continued to grow the business with sales of over $3 billion. For more information, please visit www.wilburellis.com

About Nachurs Alpine Solutions®
Nachurs Alpine Solutions (NAS) became a division of Wilbur-Ellis in 2019. NAS is a 75-year-old specialty chemical business that pioneered the low salt liquid starter fertilizer industry by introducing the first true solution liquid NPK fertilizer. Today, NPK liquid fertilizers sold by NAS are marketed under the ALPINE brand in Canada and NACHURS brand in the United States. For more information visit www.nachurs-alpine.com

NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS RECEIVES PATENTS FOR POTASSIUM ACETATE TECHNOLOGY

MARION, OHIO – February 18, 2020 – Nachurs Alpine Solutions® (NAS), a division of Wilbur-Ellis, announced today that it has received two patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its potassium acetate technology. This technology is a method of fertilizing an agricultural crop using an environmentally friendly and versatile high potassium-content liquid fertilizer.

Plants extract a variety of nutrients from the soil to maintain healthy growth and development. With vital nutrients becoming less plentiful in soil, it is important to provide supplemental nutrients to the crop throughout its stages of development.

Potassium is required by a growing plant to stimulate early growth, increase protein production, and activate enzyme and hormone systems within the plant. These systems impact the plant’s ability to withstand biotic and abiotic stress and improve the plant’s resistance to diseases and insects.  Potassium also increases the efficiency of water use and transforms sugars to starch.

Additionally, potassium acetate results in lower phytotoxicity damage compared to other sources of potassium for liquid fertilizer products. It also may be applied in a variety of ways, including in-furrow, foliar, side-dressed, soil injected, broadcast, fertigation or other applications.

Lab tests and field trials have proven potassium acetate to be an effective and safe source of potassium for crop production. NAS potassium acetate technology is branded in the U.S. as NACHURS Bio-K® and in Canada as ALPINE K-Tech®.

To learn more about NAS’ full line of potassium acetate products, please contact us at (800) 622-4877 x233 or visit the NAS® website at www.nachurs.com or the ALPINE® website at www.alpinepfl.com.

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About the Wilbur-Ellis Companies
Founded in 1921, the Wilbur-Ellis companies are leading international marketers, distributors and manufacturers of agricultural products, animal nutrients and specialty chemicals and ingredients. By developing strong relationships, making strategic market investments and capitalizing on new opportunities, the Wilbur-Ellis companies have continued to grow the business with sales of over $3 billion. For more information, please visit www.wilburellis.com

About Nachurs Alpine Solutions®
Nachurs Alpine Solutions (NAS) became a division of Wilbur-Ellis in 2019. NAS is a 73-year-old specialty chemical business that pioneered the low salt liquid starter fertilizer industry by introducing the first true solution liquid NPK fertilizer. Today, NPK liquid fertilizers sold by NAS are marketed under the NACHURS brand in the United States and under the ALPINE brand in Canada. For more information visit www.nachurs-alpine.com

TESTIMONIAL – OWEN CAIRNS (HILLCREST ENTERPRISES LTD.)

From: Coronach, SK

13,000 acre farm

“After being in no-till for over 20 years we were seeing no response to phosphate fertilizer. After being introduced to ALPINE I liked the theory so we tried it for the first time in the spring of 2007. We instantly noticed the quicker crop emergence and had substantial yield increases compared to our checks with up to 25% yield increase on yellow peas. We also like the ease of handling the product.”