NurtureYield^®

Improving Food Security, Sustainably

The NurtureYield® family of advanced agricultural coating technologies is designed to improve food security while reducing environmental impact.

Seed Coatings

Our innovative seed coating technology delivers superior performance to maximize the effectiveness of seed treatments:

• Industry-Leading Dust Control: Our advanced formulation and precision application process reduces dust formation by up to 95% compared to conventional coatings. This means safer handling for workers, cleaner equipment, and minimal active ingredient loss, delivering both environmental and economic benefits.
• Exceptional Coverage and Visual Appeal: Each seed receives a pristine, uniform coating for a professional presentation and instant quality recognition. The consistent coloration and smooth finish demonstrate premium treatment quality, embodying brand value and elevating customer confidence.
• Outstanding Durability: The coating maintains its integrity throughout the handling chain—from treatment to storage to planting. Our advanced microplastic-free polymer technology creates a strong bond that resists mechanical stress, ensuring the treatment stays on the seed where it belongs. This means consistent protection and reliable performance in the field.

• Superior Handling Characteristics: The carefully engineered surface properties enable smooth, consistent flow during both packaging and planting operations. Seeds move freely without clumping or bridging, allowing efficient bagging line operation and reliable feeding in modern planting equipment.
• Robust Product Stability: Our formulations are rigorously tested to withstand demanding conditions:
  • Proven stability through five freeze-thaw cycles
  • Verified two-year shelf life under recommended storage conditions
  • Excellent suspension stability reduces pre-mixing time
  • Ready-to-use formulations minimize applicator preparation time
  • Consistent viscosity profile across temperature ranges
• Planting Precision You Can Count On: Our coating is specifically designed for compatibility with today's high-tech planting systems. The optimized surface characteristics prevent buildup in critical components while ensuring accurate singulation and placement. This means fewer skips, doubles, or misses—maximizing your yield potential from day one.

Microplastic-Free Polymers That Match or Exceed the Performance of Synthetics

NurtureYield® S 3201 offers comparable or better performance when measured against leading commercially available synthetic polymers*. When applied to soybean and corn in combination with widely used seed treatments, it exhibits significantly lower dust-off, superior abrasion resistance, and better appearance, with comparable dry flow and wet flow.

NurtureYield® S 3201 vs Synthetic Benchmarks

Transitioning to MPF polymers that provide the same benefits as synthetic alternatives enables you to maintain high yields and productivity while growing crops more sustainably.

*For more information about these tests, please contact us.

Microplastic-Free Building Blocks for Seed Coatings

Michelman offers multiple microplastic-free NurtureYield® building blocks for use in seed coating formulations, including:

We also offer a complete portfolio of synthetic additives designed to improve the performance and processing of seeds in treatment and mechanical planting operations. When applied at recommended rates, marked improvements can be noted in flow and plantability, with options tailored to improve lubricity, abrasion, block resistance, and dust-off prevention.

Anti-Caking Agents for Fertilizer

Fertilizers are essential for treating almost all crops, but their application must be carefully managed to achieve maximum effectiveness. Applying fertilizer in controlled, measured amounts ensures a consistent and beneficial effect on plant growth. Coatings on fertilizers help regulate nutrient release, prevent the loss of fertilizer salts due to washing away, and ensure uniform application of essential nutrients like NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium). However, improper storage or lack of adequate treatment can lead to clumping, powder formation, or insufficient granulation, all of which reduce fertilizer quality and may result in yield losses.

NurtureYield® K anti-caking coatings protect those fertilizers which are most easily dissolved in water and preserve their granular nature. Urea, urea-based NPK, CAN (calcium ammonium-nitrate), or nitro–phosphatic NPK fertilizers are most in need of these coatings, whereas superphosphates, ammonium sulphate, and DAP (diammonium phosphate) do not need anti–caking treatments due to their less hygroscopic nature. Hygroscopicity is affected by chemical composition of the fertilizer, moisture content, ambient temperature, relative humidity, particle structure and porosity, exposure time, and particle surface area.