Agronomy

Celebrate Holloway’s 90th at World Ag Expo

2022-02-03T21:55:31-08:00

Celebrate 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 [...]

Celebrate Holloway’s 90th at World Ag Expo2022-02-03T21:55:31-08:00

Grower Stories: Stewart Legacy Farming

2022-02-02T20:54:45-08:00

How 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 [...]

Grower Stories: Stewart Legacy Farming2022-02-02T20:54:45-08:00

A look back at 50 years of Ag with Vard Terry

2021-12-21T01:03:27-08:00

Holloway 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 [...]

A look back at 50 years of Ag with Vard Terry2021-12-21T01:03:27-08:00

Holloway Congratulates President Vard Terry for 50 Years of Service

2021-12-17T05:47:44-08:00

Part 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 Congratulates President Vard Terry for 50 Years of Service2021-12-17T05:47:44-08:00

Kicking off Our 90th Anniversary at Almond Conference

2021-12-16T17:56:50-08:00

We 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 [...]

Kicking off Our 90th Anniversary at Almond Conference2021-12-16T17:56:50-08:00

Case Study Shows Holloway Original Dihydrate Outperforms Anhydrite Alternative

2021-10-21T09:39:43-07:00

Trial 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.

Case Study Shows Holloway Original Dihydrate Outperforms Anhydrite Alternative2021-10-21T09:39:43-07:00

Grave-to-Cradle Services

2024-05-28T12:37:14-07:00

Set your new orchard or vineyard up for success with a full line of development services Holloway is your one-stop shop for Whole Orchard Removal and Redevelopment with a full suite of sustainable Grave-to-Cradle® Services, breathing new life into aging orchards and vineyards. Here’s a look at some of our services, rooted in science and technology with a focus on improving overall soil and crop health: Orchard and vineyard removal and grinding Complete agronomy consulting (soil, water and tissue reporting) Precision soil amendment, nutrient applications (gypsum, compost, sulfur, lime, micronutrients and more) Custom blending and delivery Wood chip reincorporation Precision [...]

Grave-to-Cradle Services2024-05-28T12:37:14-07:00

Recognizing the Importance of Our Soils on National Soil Health Day

2021-06-24T00:14:20-07:00

A note from our CEO Brian Maxted, on National Soil Health Day: (June 23, 2021) — Today is a great opportunity to recognize the importance of our soils and identify ways to remediate the changes we’ve made to our ground, the lack of organic matter for our crops, and the need to make serious changes to the way we manage the soil profile. Farmers and ranchers in the U.S. manage nearly 900 million acres of soil, and we have a great opportunity beneath our boots to improve soil management practices, enhance crop health, sequester carbon and advance our ground for [...]

Recognizing the Importance of Our Soils on National Soil Health Day2021-06-24T00:14:20-07:00

Grants for California Farmers Promoting Sustainable Soil Management

2021-05-27T21:17:01-07:00

DID YOU KNOW there are a number of local, state and federal grants available to growers who adopt sustainable soil and recycling practices in California?These grants can be cumbersome to navigate, but the financial resources for these sustainable farming programs are well worth the paperwork.Below you will find a summary of the grants available to California growers for improving on-farm soil health management and recycling old orchards and vineyards, and we will provide additional details on our Grant Resources Page as programs become available.While these grants are made available via local, state and federal agencies, please feel free to contact Holloway for [...]

Grants for California Farmers Promoting Sustainable Soil Management2021-05-27T21:17:01-07:00

How Double E Farms Leverages Deep Ripping to Help Grow ‘Monster’ Trees

2021-04-22T14:54:16-07:00

A fifth-generation farmer, Matthew Efird has been the Vice President of Double E Farms since 1999.  The company has been growing almonds and other permanent crops south of Fresno sine the early 1980s. When it comes to redevelopment of their aging orchards and vines, Efird said they’ve done what many growers traditionally do when it comes to ripping and prepping new developments. “We’ve used big iron, big shanks, ripping through the field with a lot of horsepower to break it up as best we can,” Efird said at the Holloway & AgSoilworks Field Day in Raisin City [...]

How Double E Farms Leverages Deep Ripping to Help Grow ‘Monster’ Trees2021-04-22T14:54:16-07:00
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