Why Traditional Inputs Fail—and What Durable Inputs Fix
Durable Inputs vs. Traditional Fertilizers
The Reality of Traditional Inputs
Traditional fertilizers weren’t designed for the modern farm.
They were built for a time when loss was acceptable, labor was cheap, and weather was predictable.
That’s not the world we farm in anymore.
Durable Inputs™ are built for now.
The Core Problems with Traditional Inputs
*Up to 40–60% of traditional input value is lost before the plant ever uses it.
How Durable Inputs™ Solve the Breakdown
Durable Inputs™ aren’t trying to replace fertilizer. They’re making it finally live up to what is needed.
Traditional = More Work to Get the Same Result
To make traditional inputs work, you have to:
- Apply more, more often
- Time things perfectly
- Hope the weather cooperates
- Accept some loss as “normal”
Durable Inputs™ eliminate that equation.
They’re built to last longer, waste less, and work harder—without more work.
This Isn’t a Critique. It’s an Evolution.
We’re not here to knock fertilizer.
We’re here to make it better.
Durable Inputs™ are:
- Not another new product category to figure out
- Not a CRF with a markup and a learning curve
- Not a soil microbe blend that works in one state and fails in another
They’re smarter delivery systems for what you already use.
They’re designed to blend in, stay put, and deliver more over time—with less guesswork.
The Industry Knows
- They know traditional systems waste N and P
- They know over-application is common, not optional
- They know plastics in coatings are about to face more regulation
- They know growers can’t afford multi-pass solutions forever
PED didn’t wait for the industry to fix it.
We built Durable Inputs™ so farmers and retailers wouldn’t have to.