New Pelletized Gypsum Reduces Sulfate Costs and Saves Water
Richfield, UT – September 1, 2026 — Diamond K Gypsum is pleased to introduce its new prilled gypsum line, providing solutions for growers during times of high sulfur prices and water shortages. Premium Prill Gypsum allows precision nutrient delivery of both sulfate sulfur and calcium in a single application that cuts nutritional, application costs, and saves water by reducing runoff and soil crusting.
The primary ingredient of the new Diamond K prill line is organic calcium sulfate dihydrate gypsum which is mined, processed and manufactured into prills in Utah. The new prill line is engineered for accurate blending and broadcast application post-harvest and pre-season to bolster depleted sulfur and calcium levels The new prill line is available at leading agrichemical dealers nationwide.
“As growers and their crop consultants contend with record high sulfur and sulfate fertilizer prices, Premium Prill and Premium Prill HA offer enormous cost savings,” says Tom Tankersley, director of sales at Diamond K Gypsum. “The sulfate in our calcium sulfate dihydrate gypsum costs hundreds of dollars less per ton than sulfate fertilizers such as ammonium sulfate. Better yet, the organic calcium sulfate dihydrate gypsum in our new Premium Prill line also provides calcium which enables growers to reduce supplemental calcium applications.”
According to Tankersley, other water saving and agronomic benefits of Premium Prill Gypsum include:
• Improved soil structure
• Increased infiltration of moisture and air in the soil profile
• Reduced soil compaction and runoff
• Increased soil moistures reserves
• Lower irrigation pumping costs
• Reclaiming sodic and saline soils
• Leaching salts below root zone
The sulfate sulfur and calcium in Diamond K calcium sulfate dihydrate is exceptionally pure and highly soluble, which means increased availability to crops upon application. Diamond K’s proprietary milling process fractures calcium sulfate dihydrate particles to produce a very fine powder which is then formed into prills that are bound together with lignosulfonates.
Every ton of calcium sulfate dihydrate mined and processed near Richfield, Utah contains 18 percent sulfur and 23 percent calcium. The molecular structure of Diamond K’s organic mined calcium sulfate dihydrate gypsum contains two water molecules, making it more soluble than anhydrate gypsum which contains just one water molecule and takes years to solubilize.
“As growers face increasing economic pressures from ever increasing fertilizer prices and low commodity crop prices, they need alternatives that are immediately available and not subject to supply chain issues,” added Tankersley. “They also need solutions to environmental pressures such as water shortages, increasing soil salinity, and nutrient tie-up due to increasing bicarbonates and salts in the soil.”
“Our new Premium Prill Gypsum is a practical tool that cuts fertilizer costs, saves water, and improves nutritional performance to preserve operational ROI. Bottom line, we’ve got an organic product made in America with a consistent supply that saves money for growers,” Tankersley concluded.
Premium Prill Gypsum is designed for ease of application, accurate blending, and precise placement in the field.
For more information, visit https://diamondkgypsum.com/new-products/.
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Media Contact:
Mason Allred,
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