Assessing Frost Damage, and Keeping Trees Healthy Moving Forward
Brian Milne2022-03-03T21:48:45-08:00Holloway's agronomy team breaks down recent frost damage in almonds, and what it means for 2022 production in the California Central Valley.
Celebrate Holloway’s 90th at World Ag Expo
Brian Milne2022-02-03T21:55:31-08:00Celebrate Holloway's 90th at World Ag Expo Holloway to Host 90th Anniversary Lounge, Customer BBQ & Grower Seminar Holloway will be celebrating its 90th Anniversary at the World Ag Expo in Tulare on Feb. 8-10. Along with exhibiting in its same location, Booth No. 3505 at the Corteva Agriscience Center, Holloway will also be hosting a 90th Anniversary Lounge for clients. Be sure to stop by to enter our giveaway for a Central Coast Wine Tasting Experience, or a free load of Holloway Gypsum or Agronomy Service Package. Growers can also stop by the booth and pick up [...]
Grower Stories: Stewart Legacy Farming
Brian Milne2022-02-02T20:54:45-08:00How Stewart Legacy Farming Company leverages Holloway products, services to optimize soil health As part of our 90th anniversary campaign, Holloway will be speaking with multi-generational growers who have grown up on our local farms and are true stewards of their soil. Today we catch up with fifth-generation farmer Kameron Stewart, who discusses how Stewart Legacy Farming Company leverages Holloway products, agronomy and redevelopment services to optimize soil and crop health on orchards in Bakersfield and Hanford. Learn more about Holloway and its sustainable, soils-first solutions just a few minutes down the road from Hanford at [...]
A look back at 50 years of Ag with Vard Terry
Brian Milne2021-12-21T01:03:27-08:00Holloway President Sits Down with Bakersfield Californian to Discuss his 50 Years in Local Ag Holloway President Vard Terry celebrated his 50th anniversary with the company this past Saturday, and today was featured on the front page of the Bakersfield Californian. In the article Terry looks back on 50 years in local agriculture, what challenges growers have been faced with and how the industry has evolved in that time. "Twenty years ago, there was more of a repeating what we've done," Terry said, "as opposed to today (saying,) 'Let's look at this scientifically." Read the full article via the Bakersfield [...]
Holloway Congratulates President Vard Terry for 50 Years of Service
Brian Milne2021-12-17T05:47:44-08:00Part of three generations of Holloway employees, Terry celebrates 50 years of service, starting with the company back on Dec. 18, 1971 BAKERSFIELD (Dec. 17, 2021) – Holloway President Vard Terry will be celebrating his 50th anniversary with the company this week. Terry, who started at Holloway on Dec. 18, 1971, has been with the Central California-based company for 50 years this coming weekend. Over that time, he’s seen truckloads of changes in the agriculture, mining, environmental and logistics industries Holloway services. Terry has seen the Central Valley, for example, grow into one of the world’s most productive agricultural regions [...]
Holloway’s 90th Anniversary: This Next Year is Going to Be Big
Brian Milne2021-12-17T04:12:16-08:00See How We Commemorated Our 90th Anniversary, By Discing a Giant 90th Logo at Our Lost Hills Mine LOST HILLS, Calif. – Since 1932, Holloway has been a household name in Central California agriculture. And over the years, we’ve advertised Holloway gypsum and our soils-first services just about everywhere: on our semis, billboards, magazines, even our belt buckles. But for our 90th anniversary in 2022, we wanted to do something bigger. Like really big: We wanted to put this Central California-based, family company on the global map, and put together a “huge” campaign that captures what we’re all about: improving [...]
Kicking off Our 90th Anniversary at Almond Conference
Brian Milne2021-12-16T17:56:50-08:00We can’t wait to kick off Healthy Soils Week and our 90th Anniversary celebration with all of our old friends and customers at this week’s Almond Conference. It’s been too long since we crossed paths at a show. If you’re heading to Almond Conference on Dec. 7-9 at the Convention Center in Sacramento, stop by Booth No. 1304 (see attached map) to get your hands on some limited edition 90th anniversary giveaways, learn more about our new ag services and products, meet your local team and discuss your soil and agronomy needs. Whether you’re looking for soil amendments, agronomy, Whole [...]
Case Study Shows Holloway Original Dihydrate Outperforms Anhydrite Alternative
Brian Milne2021-10-21T09:39:43-07:00Trial Shows Holloway Original Dihydrate Outperforms Anhydrite Alternative During the 2019 season, Holloway’s agronomy team conducted a Gypsum trial on a customer almond orchard to test the amount of plant-available calcium from various forms and amounts of Gypsum. This test plot consisted of a 77-acre block of almonds divided into five sections, each consisting of a dozen rows of mature, full-producing trees. The trial showed Holloway Original Dihydrate Gypsum maintained or improved calcium tissue levels, outperforming Anhydrite alternative that saw decreased calcium as season progressed.
Whole Orchard Recycling
Brian Milne2021-10-06T17:01:39-07:00Highlighting the Benefits of Whole Orchard Recycling on California Clean Air Day (Oct. 6, 2021) – On Clean Air Day here in Calif. we highlight the benefits of our Whole Orchard Recycling (WOR) service, removing old, unproductive orchards and grinding the trees – rather than burning the material – for soil incorporation. This zero-waste alternative to open burning not only helps keep our air clean, but improves soil health and aids in carbon sequestration. It can also help improve production in tandem with the right amendment/nutrients plan. A decade-long study by the UC Cooperative Extension concluded that orchards undergoing WOR [...]
Meet Your Partners in Growth Series: Jeremy Bowman
Brian Milne2021-09-29T23:00:25-07:00Jeremy Bowman, Director of Engineering and Projects Holloway’s Director of Engineering and Projects, Jeremy Bowman, always has his eye on the horizon, looking for what’s next and will help Holloway continue its mission to be a full circle company. And this excitement toward the future and new initiatives is exactly what any company wants from someone who is charged with leading projects. “I am not content with the status quo,” Bowman says. “I think it's exciting that we at Holloway are always looking for the next venture and the next thing.” Bowman knew Dan Allen, Holloway’s COO, and he knew [...]