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TriEst Ag.
AG NEWS:
A BLOG TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON TRIEST'S AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND OTHER INITIATIVES.
Our Authors
Dr. Chad Hutchinson
Chad Hutchinson, Ph.D.
Chad Hutchinson is the Global Director of Potato Research and Market Support for TriEst Ag and its umbrella company, the TriCal Group. He received his degree in Plant Physiology/Horticulture from Purdue University in 1997.
Joshua Mays
Joshua Mays
Joshua Mays serves as the Corporate Agronomist for TriEst Ag Group. He focuses on providing sales and product support through agronomic research, crop production systems development, and soil fertility practices. Josh has worked predominately with commodity and specialty crop production in North Carolina.
Trical Inc.
AG NEWS:
A BLOG TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON TRICAL'S RESEARCH AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVES.
Our Authors
Dr. Mike Stranghellini
Dr. Mike Stanghellini
Director of Research & Regulatory Affairs Dr. Mike Stanghellini received a dual-major Ph.D. in Entomology and Horticultural Science with a minor in Plant Pathology from North Carolina State University.
Dr. Kristi Sanchez
Dr. Kristi Sanchez
Senior Researcher and Nematologist Dr. Kristi Sanchez received her Ph. D. in Plant Pathology, specializing in Nematology, from the University of California, Davis.
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The DIRT A BLOG - Strike Fumigants
The Author
Dr. Chad Hutchinson
Chad Hutchinson, Ph.D.
Chad Hutchinson is the Global Director of Potato Research and Market Support for the TriCal Group. He received his degree in Plant Physiology/Horticulture from Purdue University in 1997. Chad was on the faculty of the University of Florida and the state potato specialist for ten years. He has worked with potato producers around the world on topics ranging from variety selection, crop nutrition, soil health, and soil disease suppression helping potato farmers be successful.
Trical Inc.
Deep Roots:
A BLOG BY DR. KRISTI SANCHEZ & GUESTS
Our Lead Author
Dr. Kristi Sanchez
Dr. Kristi Sanchez
Senior Researcher and Nematologist Dr. Kristi Sanchez received her Ph. D. in Plant Pathology, specializing in Nematology, from the University of California, Davis. She has over a decade of combined research and field experience with UC Davis, the agrichemical industry, and the Plant Pest Diagnostics Center with the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Kristi’s expertise includes pest management of nematodes, morphological and molecular diagnostics of plant parasitic nematodes, and the development of experimental assays for nematode studies in the lab and field.