EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FUMIGANT APPLICATION ON SWEET POTATO CROP Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 by Cat Reyes (TriCal Sweet Potato Trial (Livingston, CA): Harvest) The demand for sweet potatoes across the United States has increased dramatically for the last several years, reaching its apex in 2015 with record high production of 3.1 billion pounds. In 2021, the average American consumed about 6.3 pounds of sweet potatoes. Why such increased popularity for this […] Continue Reading
Soil Fumigation: Helping to Overcome Destructive Crop Pests Posted on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by Jeff Vargas Destructive pests – such as nematodes, fungi, insects, weeds, and other pathogens – can be devastating to a crop. Many times, these pests are actually a non-native, invasive species that readily establish themselves throughout farms within California and other parts of the U.S. Did you know, on average, that California alone acquires 9 new invasive […] Continue Reading