Grapes & Berries
With 50 years in the agriculture industry, 25 of those have been with TriCal Inc. Carlos reflects, “People often say to find a career you’re passionate about, and it won’t feel like work. I’m lucky enough to work with crops I love, and my job feels more like a hobby."
Carlos Garcia featured in American Vineyard, California Fruit and Vegetable
With 50 years in the agriculture industry, 25 of those have been with TriCal Inc. Carlos reflects, “People often say to find a career you’re passionate about, and it won’t feel like work. I’m lucky enough to work with crops I love, and my job feels more like a hobby."
Trical Grape Field Trial (Modesta, CA): Documented Importance of Soil Fumigation
In the Fall of 2019, Dr. Kristi Sanchez began a Grape Field Trial in Modesto, CA, investigating soil fumigation methods and their impact on vineyard performance. The trial focused on assessing TriClor adoption in vineyards alongside the performance of TELONE™ II.
Potatoes Following in Strawberries’ Footsteps, But Can Potatoes be as Nimble?
The parallels between where we are in the potato industry today compared to where California’s strawberry industry was in the 1950s are quite amazing. Strawberries are very sensitive to verticillium. Do I think chloropicrin is coming in potatoes? Absolutely.
Field Visit for Grape Trial in Modesto, Ca. with Dr. Kristi Sanchez
It was an honor to get invited by one of our Scientists, Dr. Kristi Sanchez. It was remarkable to see her in action out in the field, doing what she does best: helping diagnose nematode issues and providing support to growers throughout the Central Valley.
Soil to Substrate: Key Irrigation and Fertigation Ideas for Long Cane Raspberries
PH is key in a soil system for berries. Traditional soil production for soft fruit crops is a buffered system that is slow to change. Think of substrate as a high risk, high reward type system where your attention to detail is very important.
TELONE™ and Chloropicrin: A One-Two Punch for Nematodes and Soilborne Diseases
Agricultural diseases can decimate your crop if you don’t take the proper preventative steps. Nematodes and other soilborne diseases need to be stopped in their tracks—and the right soil fumigation techniques can make all the difference.
Chloropicrin Shifts Soil Biology in Powerful Ways across Diverse Regions, Crops, and Soil Types
What the studies conclusively show is that in the weeks and months following soil fumigation with chloropicrin, soil microbial communities (bacteria and fungi) shifted in remarkable and quantifiable ways.
Fertigation in Substrate: Doing it Right? for Berries
Change occurs slowly in a traditional soil production system. This allows berry growers to make fertigation mistakes that are not completely detrimental. Soil deficiencies are more difficult to correct. When fertigating in a substrate system, growers can change pH almost daily.
Growing Long-cane Raspberries in the Southeast
NC State University started an on-farm research project with Lewis Nursery and Farms to investigate the feasibility of long-cane raspberry production in the state. Commercial production of this high value crop has been limited to the western part of the state where the temperatures are cooler.
Growing Greater Grapes Pt. 2 – Modesto Trial Results
TriClor and TELONE™ fumigant treatments continue to demonstrate significant reduction in total plant-parasitic nematode (PPN) density across all 3 seasons compared to untreated control, shown in the graphic below.
Growing Greater Grapes – Modesto Trial Update
By utilizing pre-plant fumigants in a vineyard – such as TriClor (Chloropicrin) and TELONE™ II (1,3-Dichloropropene) – growers can reduce the total parasitic nematode pressure within the soil where the grapes are being planted.
Eno River Farm - Hillsborough North Carolina
TriEst Ag Group focuses on the design, equipment and services they provided to a new farm on the Eno River. This short video was produced using only selected soundbites from TriEst Ag Group and their client, Keegan Czesak. The drone aerials on this video are incredible.