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The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America ( GCSAA ) provides the biggest and what many feel is the best show of its kind in the world. This year’s events in San Diego attracted some 10,000 industry professionals from all over the world. “I love seeing the new products that are coming out and being able to network with friends and other superintendents,” said James Rauhuff, Superintend...

More than 10,000 turfgrass professionals are meeting in San Diego this week, for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Conference and Trade Show, the largest event of its kind. The GCSAA show has been a staple for Dean Piller, longtime superintendent of Cordova Bay Golf Course in Victoria, British Columbia. “Well, I think to be successful in anything you do in your life, you need...

Weather can be friend or foe to farmers, and two hurricanes since 2023 have been disastrous for many growers in the southern US. Two years after Hurricane Idalia wreaked havoc, Hurricane Helene packed an even more powerful punch. Pecan grower Buck Paulk of Shiloh Farms lost 19,000 trees during Idalia, and 23,000 more with Helene.  Georgia is the nation’s largest pecan-growing state, and their grow...

Thanks to a program by The Fertilizer Institute, members of Congress are learning more about the essential elements to growing crops. Allen Spray of Willard Agri Service and grower Bryant Lowe of Lakeside Farms in Delaware recently walked the halls of Congress, meeting with elected officials, their staff and Non-Governmental Organizations, to outline the importance of having sufficient tools to gr...

Nitrogen has long been the engine that has propelled agriculture to productive new heights. It sparked an agricultural revolution, benefitting farmers and helping feed the world. While nitrogen has many positives, concerns have been raised regarding overreliance and in environmental areas.  Dr. Hugh Gorman of Michigan Tech is among those closely watching this situation.  Gorman said the process of...

For many growers, crop nutrition has advanced beyond the traditional NPK strategy of old. ValleyAg Consulting Services owner Tracy Miller works with farmers in California’s San Joaquin Valley to get the best results through the latest nutrition choices.  Miller said some of the most promising crop nutrition includes micronutrients like boron, cobalt and molybdenum. He’s also a big proponent of bio...

As owner of ValleyAg Consulting Services since 2010, Tracy Miller works with growers in California’s San Joaquin Valley. His agricultural pedigree is long and impressive.  Although he grew up on a family farm and helped his father’s cling peach operation at a young age, his future career course wasn’t cemented until he helped his mother tend to their family garden. “Every morning, I would wake up...

Trey Bouler fulfilled a longtime dream when he was named superintendent of a golf course. No doubt, work was needed at the Beau Pre Country Club in Natchez, Mississippi, although he has been more than up to the task. The Beau Pre course is a beautiful one, but it struggled with multiple issues, including algae, encroachment and nematodes.  Enter Redox TurfRx™, including OxyCal™ to bolster calcium,...

Resilience is part of the DNA in agriculture, but there’s a massive difference when the adversity being faced is away from the farm and involves a loved one. Grower James Rickert and his wife Casey faced such adversity when their young daughter Emersyn contracted Hemolytic-uremic syndrome caused by E.coli. Earlier this year, Emersyn battled through a multi system shutdown, kidney failure, coma, se...

The rural-urban divide in our country continues to widen. Mike Twining of Willard Agri-Service, one of our great ag retailers, is working hard to help bridge the gap between farmers and consumers.  Twining was among the speakers at TedX Talks in Arizona and Philadelphia. His speeches presented a compelling case for smarter food buying decisions and a continuation of sustainable agriculture, meanin...

The start of summer 2025 will mark the end of Michael Parrella’s near decade as dean of the University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Parrella also spent nearly 30 years as a key agricultural figure in California at UC Davis and UC Riverside. As retirement nears, Parrella said he’s optimistic that research at the university level and through Redox and others in the private s...

As their farm entered a rough patch, fourth generation orchardist Kaitlyn Thornton in Tonasket, Washington, ventured into social media to reach a larger audience. Her engaging approach has elevated her into a popular agricultural influencer, who now regularly reaches millions of people with photos and videos of their apple and pear harvests, cultural practices and everyday farm life.  As the avera...

Potassium is one of the most used crop inputs. Redox Lead Agronomist John Kelly says it also represents a key opportunity for growers to improve their bottom line. “ I often feel like of all of the macronutrients, potassium is the one nutrient that represents opportunities in crops,” he said. “In other words, better potassium nutrition can enhance yield and quality.” Potassium regulates water and...

N, P and K are standard inputs on farms across the U.S., but new scientific understandings can make a huge difference their efficient use.  Phosphorus is fundamental to everything in the plant. It facilitates the transfer of sunlight energy to chemical energy that leads to plant growth. A lot of phosphorus applied in fields gets tied up and never makes it to the plant.  This inefficiency is a grow...

Many growers seeking success for the long term continually look for the best technology, including plant nutrition. Biostimulants are a promising frontier for many, and greater scientific understanding of what they can do is helping the process.  Distinguished professor Dr. Patrick Brown of UC Davis is one of the world’s foremost biostimulant experts. He’s the chair of this year’s Biostimulants Wo...

Used advanced data for agronomic decisions continues to gain ground, especially as margins tighten for many crops. Vice President of Product Trials for Total Acre, Brian Mattix, facilitates trials with participating growers to determine the best path to increasing their return on investment. He said analytics can be a huge component to maximizing a grower’s returns. “Data is invaluable if it is ac...

Agriculture will play a fundamental role to help ensure good health for future generations. Scientific advancements are key to more nutritious food that is grown in an environmentally and economically sustainable way. Dr. Debatosh Das recently joined the Redox team, and he is diving deeper into helping unlock the full potential of our premium plant nutrition and carefully sourced biostimulants.  H...

As harvest season largely winds down, it’s time to give strong consideration to steps that will aid your crops next year. Proper nutrition is a great way to add carbohydrates to your trees and vines, which provide many benefits. "A lot of the reproductive growth for next year occurred during those stressful months,” remarked Redox lead agronomist John Kelly. “There’s a high probability that m...

Potatoes are in the upper echelon in importance to the world’s diet, yet many have little idea of what it takes to get them from farm to French fry.  Dustin Begovich intends to change that.  The Idaho Studio filmmaker is nearly complete capturing two years’ worth of footage, and he soon shift to editing the interviews and activity. The documentary film, SPUDS, should have its first airings in 2025...

Farmers are the key link in keeping bountiful, affordable food to feed the world. There are many others that help growers do their work, including ag retailers. “If you just look at the top 100 ag retailers, as far as the biggest ones in the country, the last couple of years, it has been over $40 billion worth of products and services that have been provided to farmers,” remarked Daren Coppock, CE...

American agriculture not only has a wide range of crops and growing methods, there are also a wide variety of backgrounds among the farming community. One case in point is Tommy McMurren of Five Patriots Farms in Illinois, a farmer, veteran, crop consultant and ag history afficionado whose Instagram page, tattooed agronomist, reflects another of his passions. A common thread among those in agricul...

Third party research is crucial to making sure agricultural inputs work as advertised, and David Holden has been a trusted evaluator for many companies, including ours. Holden Research and Consulting in Ventura County has worked with more than 100 crops, ranging from avocados to zucchini. Holden has carried out at least 750 biostimulant-type trials in the last 20 years. He said biostmulants hold p...

Thirty years in business is no easy feat. It was in 1994 that Redox started in business and speaker, podcaster and author Damian Mason branched out with independent work. Damian travels across the U.S. for keynote addresses to agricultural groups and hosts three podcasts, including The Business of Agriculture. He provides insight and commentary on critical subjects in a way that few others can. He...

Growing up on a farm helped Ben Jauregui form his deep appreciation for agriculture, and it shows in his work. As a Pest Control Advisor working at AgRx, one of our ag retailers, Ben guides decisions for about 1,800 acres of crops on California’s Central Coast, with strawberries commanding the greatest acreage. “The most important thing is trust,” he said. “Carrying that relationship with the grow...

From the small town of Pauanui, New Zealand, to Gonzales, Louisiana, is 8,000 air miles and a world of difference. That’s the trek Mike “Kiwi” Robinson made as a young adult, and he’s now running the highly regarded Pelican Point Golf Club in the Bayou State.  Louisiana summers usually come with heat and tremendous humidity, so Mike has countered with well thought out plant nutrition from the Redo...