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Shank Application for Applying Strike in Australia

Shank application is a widely used method for applying soil fumigants such as Strike in crops including potatoes, capsicums, tomatoes, cucumbers, and strawberries. Shank application supports reliable pre-plant pest management and healthier crop establishment.

1/28/2026

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How To Suppress Soil Pest and Disease Levels in Cucumbers to Below Economic Damage

Cucumbers are highly susceptible to soil-borne pests and diseases, with even moderate levels capable of causing significant economic loss. Effective soil management prior to planting is critical to protecting yield and quality.

1/13/2026

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AL Cucumber Field – Fumigation Tutorial

Josh Mays was out with a crew setting up a low dose chloropicrin trial on some cucumbers in Alabama not long ago. He walked through an in-row flat fumigation application and how it works in a strip-till situation in this video.

6/10/2024

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How to Suppress Soil Pest and Disease Levels In Cucumbers to Below Economic Damage

Cucumbers are one of the most pest and disease susceptible vegetable crops and are sensitive to Nematodes, Rhizoctonia and Pythium levels. Moderate numbers of each detected on the SARDI DNA tests will cause economic damage and result in yield losses.

12/4/2022

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"We are farm consultants, helping growers to get the greatest return on investment for their crop while helping them navigate the regulations and use requirements. We are custom applicators so we have hands-on, direct field experience. We provide field support and technicians. Just like my father (TriCal Co-Founder & President) said in 1963, 'we have proved the worth of these methods.' We work hand in hand with growers so they can reap the benefits."

- Dean Storkan, TriCal President

TriEst Ag is a distributor and applicator of soil fumigation, irrigation, fertilizer, and equipment products with a focus on fresh fruits, vegetables, tobacco, and custom turf applications. We have developed a unique group of company brands that allows us to offer growers our support from pre-plant through harvest, season after season. As an industry leader with more than 50 years' experience, TriEst Ag Group offers innovative options and solutions that protect crops, people, and the environment with honest, long-term relationships that make us the first call a grower makes when they need help.

Teleos Ag Solutions is the exclusive, global distributor of 1,3-Dichloropropene (sold under the brand name TELONEâ„¢ by Teleos). Teleos Ag Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TriCal Soil Solutions and part of the TriCal Group, leveraging more than 50 years of soil fumigation sales and service expertise to deliver our customers the worldâ€™s best defense against nematodes.