Irrigation Strategy and Soil Health

Irrigation water quality is easy for growers to overlook but could have significant yield and orchard growth implications if not managed properly. Years of drought and water supply issues over the past few years have had a deleterious effect on many growers’...

Water Quality and Spray Tank Implications

When was the last time you tested the water source you use to fill up your sprayer? Something very common across agriculture is the lack of understanding of how water in a spray tank can impact the overall efficacy of spray material. Spray water pH and the number of...

Is Your Nitrogen Ready for Bloom Season?

Early Season Nitrogen Management Considerations in Almonds   Contents When Should Nitrogen be Applied? Nitrogen Stabilization Tree Growth and Nitrogen Loss NDURE DCD As spring approaches almond growers are once again making decisions on nutrient management,...

Growers Can Reap the Benefits of Healthy Soils with Humic Acid

Many growers are hesitant to plant cover crops or reduce or eliminate tillage, given various factors such as logistics, cost and timing. But crops still need a sufficient supply of carbon materials to build and maintain soil structures, to increase cation exchange...

Replace What You Harvest

We talk about this EVERY FALL and it is a redundant topic, but necessary to think about. We just harvested another decent crop. The twist this fall is that some areas were hit harder with the dry weather than others. Consequently, nutrient uptake into the developing...