…lead to longer-term setbacks. Maintaining a consistent fertility baseline helps protect orchard health and ensures trees have the nutrients they need to build reserves for the next production cycle. Rather…
Bee Season in Full Swing, Highlighting Pollination Urgency for Almond Growers
…rain is welcome for reservoirs and soil profiles, it complicates pollination logistics. Bees don’t fly in heavy rain, cold temperatures, or high winds, and muddy orchards can delay hive placement….
Building a Smarter Crop Nutrition Budget for Next Season
…Rogers, Sales Account Manager for AgroLiquid, shared guidance on how to prioritize fertility dollars for maximum return on investment. Rogers recommends starting with historical yield data. Understanding your orchard’s baseline…
Understanding Soil Tests: pH, CEC, and Base Saturation in Permanent Crops
…orchard and vineyard amendments are often surface-applied and rely on rainfall or irrigation for movement into the soil profile. By focusing on pH, CEC, and base saturation ratios—and understanding the…
Fertigation vs. Foliar Sprays: Choosing the Right Nutrition Strategy
…in permanent crops, growers are already making several trips through the orchard for fungicide and insecticide applications. Because of that, foliar nutrition can often be “tag-teamed” with existing spray passes…
How Sodium Interferes with Potassium Uptake in Tree Crops
How Sodium Interferes: Potassium plays a critical role in nut development, yield, and overall tree health—but in many California orchards, growers struggle to get adequate potassium into leaf tissue. In…
World Ag Expo Week Begins as John Duarte Talks Almond Innovation, Water, and California’s Future
…out to sea. He tied current orchard removals under SGMA to rising public health concerns, noting spikes in respiratory illness in areas where orchards have been removed and dust has…
Richard Kreps Says Pistachios, Water, and Common Sense Must Lead California Forward
…quality monitoring, and tissue sampling, he said, are now essential for consistent yields and long-term orchard health. Despite the challenges, Kreps struck an optimistic tone. He believes California agriculture still…
Zone-Based Nutrition Helps Tree Crop Growers Fine-Tune Fertility Programs
…those limitations, growers still have meaningful opportunities to manage fertility more precisely. Many orchards are divided into multiple irrigation blocks, such as an 80-acre orchard split into smaller 20-acre sections….
Making Smart Fertility Adjustments Without Losing Sight of the Long Term
…should never be completely locked in. With today’s tools, growers have the ability to monitor orchard nutrition and make informed adjustments throughout the season. “With the ability to pull tissue…
Post-Bloom Nutrition: Setting Today’s Crop and Preparing for Next Year
Post-Bloom Nutrition: As California tree crops move out of bloom and into early fruit development, nutrition strategies shift toward supporting crop set, nut fill, and long-term orchard health. In a…
Why Last Season’s Fertility Still Matters for California Tree Crops
When it comes to tree crop nutrition, what growers did last season can have a major impact on what they see in the orchard today. In a recent Agronomic Minute,…
Bloom Window Nutrition: Key Considerations for California Tree Crop Growers
…small amounts of nitrogen later in bloom or at petal fall, depending on orchard conditions and goals. However, Rogers emphasized that growers should remember how much the tree relies on…
Staying One Step Ahead This Season in Citrus and Almonds
…matters most right now in both citrus and almonds. From keeping orchard floors clean and managing winter weeds to smart frost protection strategies and early disease prevention, this discussion focuses…