Visit with Holloway at The Almond Conference in Sacramento
Brian Milne2023-11-30T17:25:50-08:00Visit with Holloway at the Almond Conference in Sacramento and speak to one of our local soil experts or agronomists about your upcoming project.
Rain, Water Penetration Issues Continue to Disrupt 2023 Season
Brian Milne2023-08-23T08:08:27-07:00Holloway’s agronomy team saw major issues Monday while making its rounds in Kern County, noting standing water on a number of high-producing orchards that already had nuts drying on the ground in windrows.
Holloway Launches #BrakeForHarvest PSA Campaign for Harvest Worker Safety
Brian Milne2023-08-17T11:43:22-07:00Please watch for harvest machinery and use extra caution when driving through agricultural harvest areas this time of year! #BrakeForHarvest
Crop Update: Hull Split in Almonds is Here
Brian Milne2023-07-14T12:30:12-07:00As of July 14, hull split is finally starting to show on some almond blocks in the south Valley, weeks later than we traditionally see due to the wet weather and cooler temperatures affecting this season.
UCCE: Full Degree of Storm Damage in Orchards Still Unknown
Brian Milne2023-07-12T12:34:56-07:00University of California Cooperative Extension experts are now noting “it may take a year before damage to Central Valley orchards from the winter and spring barrage of atmospheric rivers is fully known."
WATCH ON DEMAND: Holloway Hosts World Ag Seminar on “Bringing Our Soils Back to Life”
Brian Milne2023-05-16T09:50:53-07:00Watch on demand as Holloway CEO Brian Maxted and Director of Agronomy Steve Lenander host World Ag Expo seminar presentation on "Bringing Our Soils Back to Life."
Spring Tissue Sampling Provides Critical In-Season Health Check
Brian Milne2023-04-21T11:45:26-07:00Tissue sampling has helped growers identify, address nutrient issues after a cold, rainy bloom April is a busy time of year for our agronomy team, walking orchards and taking samples during what is a critical health check for almonds and other crops in a stage of rapid vegetative and fruit growth (hull and shell development is the focus over the next few weeks for almonds). “Spring tissue samples give us a great snapshot into what’s going on in season,” says Holloway Director of Agronomy Steve Lenander. “The sampling we do in late May and June are more of [...]
Get Soil Amendments on this Spring to Maximize Potential
Brian Milne2023-03-10T14:30:14-08:00In coming days, bloom will wrap up and our spring rains will come to an end — signaling your best remaining shot at getting soil amendments on to impact this year’s crop.
Volunteers Help Remove 200 Tons of Dirt, Flood Debris from Oceano Ranch
Brian Milne2023-02-12T08:11:41-08:00Volunteers from The Holloway Group and Team Rubicon spent much of Saturday helping remove more than 200 tons of debris and dirt from the flood-plagued Cardoza Ranch in Oceano. All 12 acres of Pat and Vickie Cardoza’s ranch was flooded – by as much as 10-15 feet of water in some areas – in mid-January when storm runoff in Arroyo Grande Creek ran over a failing levee and flooded their home and farmland south of Oceano.
From The Field, Ep. 5: Got Ponding? Using Soil Amendments to Improve Water Infiltration
Brian Milne2023-01-23T10:00:29-08:00Following up after the recent storms that slammed California the first two weeks of the year, Holloway CEO Brian Maxted and Director of Agronomy Steve Lenander revisit a customer almond orchard on Jan. 18 to see how soil amendments such as gypsum and compost helped improve ponding and water infiltration issues.