Franz Niederholzer
4 Steps To Achieve Perfect Spray Coverage for Your Fruit and Nut Crops
Speed kills, but not when it comes to airblast spraying. Here’s how to ensure your sprayer gets the job done without pesticide, fuel waste.
Proper Irrigation and Spraying are the Foundation of Your Nut Orchard
In uncertain times, the basics come first. Follow these tips to save time and money in the long run.
Know When It’s Time to Dial up the Nitrogen for Almond Crops
In the face of unpredictable weather conditions and rising fertilizer costs, the trick is to apply the material efficiently.
Hull Split Spray Timing Is Essential for Healthy Almonds
When it comes to pest control in this key nut crop, make sure to stay on schedule.
Why Cytospora Is a Year-Round Fight for Prune Growers
Once thought to be not much more than an annoyance, this canker disease is threatening orchards.
Tips for Nut Growers Living with Navel Orangeworm
Last year was one of the worst NOW years in decades; here’s a checklist of steps for you to take to avoid a repeat in 2018.
Irrigation Management Strategies For Your Almond Orchard
No matter how much water you have available, have a plan, even with different scenarios of water availability.
Managing Heat Stress At Bloom In Prunes
High temperatures at bloom reduces prune fruit set.
“Gear Up and Throttle Down” With Your Sprayer
Between late fall and bloom is an important time for pest management in stone fruit orchards. Key pests […]
Focus On Prunes 3 Key Ingredients
Some things don’t change. Adequate prune orchard mineral nutrition is critical to maintaining high yields and good orchard […]
Ways To Save On Grape Spraying
Study provides information that allows the ranking of cost saving practices in spray applications in vineyards by the amount of projected savings.
Navel Orangeworm Control Needed
Navel orangeworm (NOW) is the major pest of almond production in California. Damage to nuts from this pest […]
Choose Prune Nutrients Wisely
Costs are up, but the need for fertilizer and other inputs to produce a large, high-quality crop remain […]
Spray Technology In The Nut Orchard
Efficacy, Efficiency, Environment. These are the three equally important concerns during any agricultural spray application. Nowhere are these […]
Sprayer Calibration Tips
Proper sprayer air volume delivery is key to spray coverage quality.
Hot Temps Affect Prunes At Bloom
High temperatures at bloom present a huge economic challenge to California prune growers. Heat at bloom (greater than […]
Using A Chilling Model To Determine Yield
One common coffee house question this time of year in fruit and nut growing regions is “Is it […]