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Visit with Holloway at The Almond Conference in Sacramento
Visit with Holloway at the Almond Conference in Sacramento and speak to one of our local soil experts or agronomists about your upcoming project.
Meet Your Partners in Growth Series: Mikeal Parker
Most boys love playing with Tonka trucks in the dirt. And some boys never grow out of it. Gypsum Pit Forman Mikeal Parker has been playing in the dirt at Holloway for more than 25 years and shows no signs of abandoning that playful spirit.
Rain, Water Penetration Issues Continue to Disrupt 2023 Season
Holloway’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
Please watch for harvest machinery and use extra caution when driving through agricultural harvest areas this time of year! #BrakeForHarvest
Meet Your Partners in Growth Series: Brooke Ranes
The first thing you need to know about Sales and Account Manager, Brooke Ranes is that she’s a problem solver. Brooke has a mind for logistics and is solutions driven, something any grower can appreciate in an ever-evolving landscape.
Crop Update: Hull Split in Almonds is Here
As 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
University 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”
Watch 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
Tissue 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 [...]
Get Soil Amendments on this Spring to Maximize Potential
In 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.
Meet Your Partners in Growth Series: Matt Woessner
Matt Woessner is one of those people you can’t help but like. You can feel his genuine smile and warmth from the moment you meet him.
Volunteers Help Remove 200 Tons of Dirt, Flood Debris from Oceano Ranch
Volunteers 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
Following 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.
Join Us for Our Grower Appreciation Happy Hour at World Ag Expo!
Join us on Feb. 15, 2023 from 2-5 p.m. at the World Ag Expo Banquet Hall as Holloway and Laurel Ag & Water host a Grower Appreciation Happy Hour. Free drinks and appetizers will be provided for all growers in attendance.
Now is the Time to Apply Gypsum, Other Amendments
When is the best time to apply gypsum, compost, and other amendments? Holloway Director of Agronomy Steve Lenander tells the Valley Ag Voice “the time is now to apply amendments,” before the heavy winter rains hit.