The Secret's Out: Milorganite Shortage The answer is that Milorganite® is produced as a result of the wastewater reclamation process (exclusively at our facilities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), and is dependent on the amount of wastewater coming into our system for treatment. Click to see full answer. Also asked, is there a shortage of milorganite?
Is Milorganite going out of business?
On the Ace Hardware and True Value websites, for example, you may be able to order Milorganite and have it delivered to your home or local store for pick-up. Milorganite is NOT going out of business! As we treat wastewater for our region, we will always be producing the bi-product that is then converted to Milorganite.
What is Milorganite and why is it important?
For MMSD, the goal is to clean wastewater and producing and selling Milorganite is the most cost-effective means of recycling nutrients. Milorganite is a byproduct of the region’s wastewater treatment process.
Why does Milwaukee produce so much Milorganite?
We were able to produce more Milorganite several decades ago because Milwaukee was home to several breweries and a yeast producer, all of which added a significant amount of “raw materials.”
Can Milorganite be produced on the supply-and-demand model?
Unfortunately, the same principle doesn’t hold true for Milorganite. It can’t be produced on the supply-and-demand model. The amount of Milorganite we’re able to produce is completely dependent on the volume of wastewater coming into the system for treatment, limiting how much can be produced.
Is Milorganite going out of business?
Milorganite is not going out of business. As long as the MMSD continues to protect our waterways through wastewater treatment, there will be Milorganite.
Is Milorganite made from human feces?
Despite what you may have heard, this Milwaukee-made fertilizer does not contain human feces. On a tour of the Jones Island plant, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District agency services director Jeff Spence and public information manager Bill Graffin wanted to dispel that myth at the start.
Where is the Milorganite?
MilwaukeeMade in Milwaukee Since 1926 Milorganite® fertilizer is manufactured by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD). MMSD captures wastewater from the metropolitan Milwaukee area, and using large-scale processes that mimic nature, microbes digest the nutrients found in the water.
Which is better Milorganite or Ironite?
Milorganite is better than Ironite when you want to feed the grass and green up your lawn because it contains organic nutrients and iron as opposed to the concentrated chemical nutrients found in Ironite that can harm your lawn. Milorganite is a more natural product and is better especially if you have pets and kids.
What's wrong with Milorganite?
One of the most hazardous of the toxic metals found in fertilizers like Milorganite is lead. It's poisonous in all forms and its health effects are cumulative and potentially severe. Children and their developing brains and nervous systems are especially vulnerable to the metal's warping punch.
Is Milorganite or Scotts better?
Milorganite is best used to encourage lawns during initial spring green-up, and to boost the performance of struggling or drought-stricken lawns. Scotts Turf Builder, on the other hand, delivers the large amounts of nitrogen needed during late spring and fall to build a healthy yard.
Is there a fertilizer shortage?
“Prices are more or less 78 percent higher than average in 2021, and this is cracking up the production side of agriculture. In many regions farmers simply can't afford to bring fertilizers to the farm, or even if they could, the fertilizers are not available to them.
Will there be a shortage of lawn fertilizer?
A fertilizer shortage for 2022 is likely going to affect just about everyone as investors, consumers, and farmers deal with rising prices.
Is Milorganite sewage sludge?
Milorganite is a brand of biosolids fertilizer produced by treating sewage sludge by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. The term is a portmanteau of the term Milwaukee Organic Nitrogen.
Do you water after applying Milorganite?
No, it's not necessary to water in Milorganite after application, which is one of its great features. It stays on the soil until water and temperature conditions are just right for soil microbes to break down the nutrients in Milorganite for plants to use.
What can I use in addition to Milorganite?
One great fertilizer to use alongside Milorganite is Scotts Green Max Lawn Food. This fertilizer delivers nitrogen and iron, which promote green lawn color and healthy growth.
Is Milorganite better than fertilizer?
The concentrated, synthetic fertilizer provides a consistent supply of high amounts of nitrogen that the plant can use immediately. Milorganite, on the other hand, may take a couple of weeks for noticeable greening to occur since it's an organic material that must be decomposed.
What is milorganite recycling?
Milorganite is one of the largest and oldest recycling efforts in the county. Instead of bottles and cans, we recycle nutrients. Since 1926, nearly 10 billion lbs. of “waste” has been diverted from landfills as a result. Although we can’t increase the amount of raw materials, we can improve our processes and we did.
What is MMSD fertilizer?
Nearly 100 years ago, the Milwaukee Sewerage Commission, the predecessor to MMSD, implemented a new invention to treat wastewater and found that the bi-product would be a valuable nutrient-rich fertilizer, not a waste stream that would be a societal burden. Rather than dump product into a landfill, at a cost, they discovered it was less expensive and saved tax dollars, to distribute Milorganite as slow-release nitrogen, iron-rich fertilizer. Customers have seen its benefits—a greener, fuller lawn—ever since.
What is MMSD in wastewater?
For MMSD, the goal is to clean wastewater and producing and selling Milorganite is the most cost-effective means of recycling nutrients. Milorganite is a byproduct of the region’s wastewater treatment process. The amount of Milorganite we’re able to produce depends on the annual volume of wastewater cleaned.
Is milorganite a supply or demand?
Supply of Milorganite isn't Driven by Demand. The concept of supply and demand doesn’t apply to Milorganite. We can’t produce more Milorganite to meet the growing demand. Even though we’ll produce nearly 50,000 tons of Milorganite this season—that’s more than 3 million bags—it’s still not enough!
Is milorganite going out of business?
Milorganite is NOT Going Out of Business. Milorganite is NOT going out of business! As we treat wastewater for our region, we will always be producing the bi-product that is then converted to Milorganite. Again, this is the most cost-effective and environmentally responsible use for this waste stream.
Does milorganite ship directly to customers?
Milorganite is not set up to sell and ship directly to customers. We partner with a nationwide distribution network that sells to your local retailers. The wholesale cost of Milorganite has been level for the past several years, with 2% or less increase annually.
Is milorganite the same as biosolid?
Look for the Milorganite logo, not all slow-release nitrogen, biosolid fertilizers are the same. There are several communities throughout the country that offer similar biosolid, slow-release nitrogen fertilizers, but they’re not “just like” Milorganite.
Is there a shortage of milorganite?
There’s a Shortage of Milorganite. May 2, 2019. If you’re looking for Milorganite at your local store, please don’t be surprised if they’re already running out. Stores across the country will have fewer bags of Milorganite this year—some significantly fewer or none at all.
Can milorganite be produced on demand?
It can’ t be produced on the supply-and-demand model. The amount of Milorganite we’re able to produce is completely dependent on the volume of wastewater coming into the system for treatment, limiting how much can be produced. Once that limit of “raw materials” is reached, there’s no way to produce more.
Does milorganite have iron?
We don’ t supplement Milorganite with additional nutrients, with the exception of ir on, which is used as part of the water treatment process to effectively recover phosphorus and has the added benefit of enhancing the product’s iron content.
Is milorganite a byproduct of MMSD?
It never has been and it never will be. Milorganite happens to be a byproduct of MMSD’s environmental goals to: maintain the health of our waterways, environment, and citizens by returning clean water to Lake Michigan; divert material from landfills; and, find the most cost-effective methods to do both.
Is milorganite cost effective?
It’s Cost Effective to Produce Milorganite. Milorganite uses what can be loosely termed a “cost-effective model.”. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), that creates Milorganite isn’t profit driven. It never has been and it never will be.
Is milorganite a byproduct of wastewater treatment?
Once that limit of “raw materials” is reached, there’s no way to produce more. It makes sense when you consider Milorganite is actually a byproduct of the region’s wastewater treatment process and not produced like a synthetic fertilizer.
Does Milorganite sell directly to consumers?
We don’t sell Milorganite directly to consumers. Milorganite is sold through distributors that then sell to retailers, who set the product price based on supply and demand. Many of our channel partners are linking their increases to transportation and distribution costs, as well as the marketplace working towards balancing supply and demand to ensure better in-stock rates.
Lawn Testing: mastering
I have ran the most accurate lawn testing available on the market : my lovely daughter laying and dreaming in a soft welcoming immaculate green lawn.
LPT: Change your edger blades every season
This is is what one season of edging does to a blade. I usually edge once every other mow.
No roll ... lots of love!
In the six years ive been in my current house I have never mowed the lawn twice before May. Lawn came up BEAUTIFULLY after the March heat we have...so happy!! OutsidePride Showtime Mix w/ only a sprinkle of spring fert so far.
why did no one ever tell me that mowing the lawn is fuckin awesome
for real man my dad was always the one mowing the lawn growing up and the one time that he let me do it myself i thought it sucked. But now that I have a home of my own with a little bit of lawn, its my favorite chore.
Presenting my diy compost spreader
Compost spreader made for 10 dollars of hardware cloth from walmart, the rest was scrap material I had around. It's made to tow behind the lawn tractor, 36 inches wide. I've changed the eyelet for a better design since these pics. The door has a magnet latch. https://imgur.com/gallery/bUgJK4x
Why do they taunt me?
I feed them, provide water for them, protect them from disease and insects. All I ask in return is for them to allow me to trim them all to a uniform height once a week. After I finished mowing these evening and was admiring my hard work I heard a distant laughing and that's when I spotted these two.
Domination Line
I’m a perfectionist but also have young kids with a finite amount of time. No matter what I do and how good things look, I’m never happy. It can always be better. I know my lawn will never be perfect since I have about 1.5 acres and no irrigation.
Liked the way the lawn looked today
Well the recent rain makes the Poa T less noticeable, feeling pretty good about it: https://imgur.com/gallery/okkXngk
Just completed a sprinkler audit - shocker - my guess was way off
Found out I was massively incorrect on how much water I was putting down. EDIT: its a 30k sqft yard. I think that matters since i dont have a lot of super overlapping coverage on the heads.
