The California Coast is where a significant amount of the nation’s vegetables is grown, but that bounty doesn’t always come easily. Frankie Orozco grows for Dole Fresh Vegetables in the Oxnard area, working with his team to grow crops including celery and romaine lettuce. He works with Redox Bio-Nutrients to provide nutrition for his crops and said the newer technology has yielded favorable results. “There’s a lot of positive things I have seen using biostimulants,” he said. “Just itself,...

Farmers far and wide face challenges in growing crops, but growers in highly-urbanized Southern California navigate through a rather-unique set. Home to more than three million people and stunning real estate value, Orange County farmers continue to grow a variety of high value crops. Mark Lopez, Vice President of Orange County Land Management Services, has successfully grown crops in creative places for a quarter century.  He said the expensive conditions mandate he does his job right...

California supplies 95 percent of the U.S. avocado crop, although growers don’t always have an easy path to success. In Ventura County, grower Jason Cole continues their family avocado heritage that his grandfather started more than 50 years ago.  He credits a new nutrition program as part of their successful farming formula. “We keep breaking our own records,” he said. “2020 was just a tremendous year for our ranch. Again in 2022, we broke our records on total yield and per ranch yield/per...

Brian Bonlender has found a great formula for running a successful golf course. As longtime superintendent at the historic West Bend Country Club in Wisconsin, he overseas an experienced staff and keeps the course in great shape through a strong nutrition program of Redox TurfRx products. “The healthier the plant, the easier your job becomes,” he said. “It’s all about health. It’s all keeping the best conditions possible on a daily basis. It’s consistency.” Brian began at an entry level job...

No subject in technology garners more interest than artificial intelligence. The days of AI as futuristic science fiction are in the past. The use of AI in farming is growing, and it holds a lot of promise, according to UC Davis Professor, Isaya Kisekka. “AI has been applied to a lot of aspects in agriculture,” Kisekka said. “For example, it’s being applied in plant breeding, robotic fruit harvesting, we apply it in irrigation and nutrient management, precision weed control, and all these...

Federal Ag policy is complicated and crucial for growers across the country. Fortunately, there are analysts like Jim Wiesemeyer to help clarify and contextualize action from the nation’s capital. Wiesemeyer works at Pro Farmer and has served as one of the top ag policy analysts for decades – all the way back to the Reagan and Carter Administrations. He is still going strong, providing regular updates, and speaking to growers and agricultural groups across the country. While the Farm Bill,...

U.S. growers have benefitted from better machinery, improved varieties, and hi-tech advancements. Biostimulants are an emerging frontier in growing healthy, abundant crops. While plant biostimulants have yielded many positives, additional effort is needed to add clarity and consistency to their definition and regulation. “We really feel confident in a lot of these products moving forward, that growers are going to have an array of new options to deal with things like drought, or challenges...

Georgia row crop farmer Winston Rentz has a busy and productive life. The third-generation grower farms peanuts, cotton, blueberries and cattle. He and his wife, Beth, also raise three young children. Farming is a balancing act, but Winston said he benefits from many positives- a supportive wife, hard-working father, solid labor force, and strong nutrition program for his crops, including from Redox Bio-Nutrients. “Nutrition for our crops is definitely number one on the list,” he said. “If...

Walter Pritchett has done exemplary work at Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky, elevating their golf course from unranked status to the top echelon of Golf Digest’s state rankings. One of his keys to success has been a winning nutrition program for his turfgrass through Redox TurfRx technology. “I don’t think I would still be a superintendent, if it wasn’t for the Redox programs that we’re on, and the way we’ve been able to evolve our program,” he said. Prichett said Redox...

The largest single pollination event on Earth is underway in California’s Central Valley, with billions of bees pollinating billions of almond blossoms. It’s a critical stage for almond growing, with sunny skies and light winds beneficial to success. “A week ago, I would have told you there was a little bit of concern, because of the wet weather we were having,” said John Rodriguez, grower rep for Mariani Nut Company. “Now that we’re on the other side of it, things are shaping up and...

Author, speaker, farm owner, and podcaster Damian Mason logs extensive air miles, speaking to audiences across the country. A recent stop in Burley afforded him time to tour the Redox Bio-Nutrients Headquarters and research farm. Mason came away with positive impressions after he visited with Redox CEO Darin Moon, grower Blake Matthews, and Rocky Mountain Agronomist Jared Cook. “I like what I saw here today,” Mason said. “I like learning, and I liked seeing the behind-the-scenes stuff that...

Every year, thousands who work hard to make sure golf experience is the best it can be get together for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Show.  For the first time in nearly 40 years, the event was held in Phoenix, with thousands from throughout the U.S. and overseas on hand. The conference and show are a great opportunity for those in the industry to ensure the industry remains strong, including making the superintendent’s job easier. “Our members they’re on...

U.S. farmers have made dramatic productivity gains over the generations, which is in large part due to advancements in research. Dr. Gifford Gillette, lead researcher at Redox Bio-Nutrients, said he expects even more scientific advancements to help growers in the coming years. “I couldn’t be more excited for the agricultural community, in general, with the work that we’re doing,” he remarked. “I’m grateful that we have a situation at Redox that values science and puts the resources...

Already faced with many risks that come with working in agriculture, Jake Wenger was confronted with a massive challenge. In 2021 his son, Jaden, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. The same resilience that has sustained their longtime farm family was key to Jaden’s recovery. “Resilience is bred in who we are as farmers,” Jake said. “So many times, we take health for granted.  That was one for our family that changed in a hurry.” Only 12 years old at the time, Jaden successfully...

As Redox re-entered direct sales to assist the turfgrass industry, a major positive development involved getting a team with incredible knowledge and passion. That hurdle was cleared with the hiring of Tom Breiner and Jeep Hogue, who have a combined 80 years in the industry. While Hogue will work with customers in the Southeast, Breiner has the Northeast territory covered.  The latter said he’s excited for this opportunity, and the benefits of the TurfRx product line tie in well with...

Farmers are a critical link to food production, but many others are also needed to keep farms producing at their best. Allan James of Mid Valley Ag has helped farmers for decades, and recently won Certified Crop Advisor of the Year for the Western Region. He said while many changes have been seen with mechanization and fertilization, there are still many more advancements to come. “Changes in the fertility are coming,” James said. “We’re going to see new products. We’re going to see...

Georgia is widely known as the Peach State, but blueberries have risen to become their most valuable fruit crop. Despite being grown and harvested in a fairly short window, the crop needs year-round attention to get the best results. With some of his crop struggling, Michael Taft at Mixon Farms in Waresboro sought out a solution. Through trials of Redox Bio-Nutrients products, he saw significant gains in brix and yield. Sugar levels in the trial fields nearly doubled compared to other...

Modern Agriculture is as much about business acumen as it is about tending to fields and orchards. That’s where Damian Mason comes in. Mason hosts the wildly popular podcast, The Business of Agriculture, which provides a lively, in-depth look at fundamental farm issues that often don’t get a lot of attention. Mason uses comedy and a self-described acerbic approach to handle issues like farm succession, soil health, ag real estate and regenerative ranching. Mason believes the relative...

Golf can be learned quickly, but improvements continue many years after your first drive, chip, and putt. A big part of the experience involves the quality of turf, and that’s where the highly efficient, carbon-based technology from Redox TurfRx comes into play. “Carbon-based nutrition, in combination with a mineral fertility, is just a more efficient way than doing mineral fertility alone,” remarked Jeep Hogue, Southeast Agronomist for Redox TurfRx. “We grow healthier plants this way, and...

Solid planning and passion are important elements in farming, and for more than a decade, Jose Ramirez has helped guide many success stories. Ramirez works as a Cropping Systems Agronomist at Buttonwillow Warehouse Company, an ag retailer working with Redox Bio-nutrients. He provides agronomic help to growers in the Monterey and Watsonville areas of California, as well as in Mexico. He said biostimulants should continue to grow in importance, as they provide growers an efficient method to...

Pecans are one of the most popular foods grown and consumed in the Southern U.S., but the road to success is not always easy. Growers, including Buck Paulk of Shiloh Pecan Farms, are reeling from the effects of Hurricane Idalia. Paulk is orchestrating his crews through harvest this fall, while finishing removal of 19,000 pecan trees he lost during the late summer disaster. This is the only job Paulk has ever had or ever wanted, and he said his trees are far more than his profession. “It’s...

Berries can provide a handsome return to growers, but they are tricky to grow. Doing the job right requires expertise like that displayed by agronomist Tomas Aguayo, who works in California’s Central Coast. Tomas has worked in many countries with many crops, and he said there is one foundational part of getting the highest quality and best yield. “Once of the thing I have learned is, no matter where you are or what crop you’re working for, it’s all about nutrition, always,” he...

Few foods are as iconic as the Idaho potato, and, considering the consistent quality and production levels, the top echelon reputation of these spuds is well-earned. Idaho is the nation’s largest potato producer.  The combination of rich soil and optimal weather provide a great environment for growing potatoes, but the task is not always an easy one. “Potatoes are very susceptible to certain diseases,” remarked Blake Matthews, a potato grower from Oakley, Idaho. “Early blight, late blight,...

Honeybees are among the hardest working and most vital of all of the Earth’s creatures. Beekeepers help guide these mighty insects through several vital tasks, including pollinating California’s 1.6-million-acre almond crop every spring. But there’s much more to bees than one season of work. Joel Smith and Ryan Razee own and operate Belliston Brothers Apiaries in Burley, Idaho, which began in the 1940s. Their bees not only help pollinate nut orchards in California’s Central Valley, but they...