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Sulfur 101

By Dr. Libby Rens All About Sulfur Sulfur is an essential plant nutrient and one of the six macronutrients a plant needs to survive. The story with sulfur isn’t new, but gone are the days of ‘free’ inputs because 1. clean air standards mean less sulfur is being deposited from the atmosphere, and 2. the […]

Agricultural, Trio

February 15, 2021

Magnesium 101

By Dr. Libby Rens Magnesium is an undercover hero for yield and quality of crops. One of the key features of magnesium is its role as the central atom of the chlorophyll molecule, making it necessary for photosynthesis and carbohydrate production in the plant. Magnesium is also responsible for carbohydrate partitioning within the plant – […]

Agricultural, Organic, Potash, Trio

January 18, 2021

Potassium 101

By Dr. Libby Rens Potassium is sometimes underrated in the plant nutrition world. We often consider it ‘third’ on the list, only after nitrogen and phosphorus. But plant dry matter has 5-25x more potassium than phosphorus, and plants have almost as much (sometimes more!) potassium (K) than nitrogen. How does K react in the soil, […]

Agricultural, Trio

November 9, 2020

Potassium, Magnesium, and Sulfur for California Almond

By Dr Libby Rens Summary Fall dormancy is an ideal time to make fertility plans for your almond orchard. Almonds are grown throughout California’s Central Valley with 1.2 million bearing acres in 2020. The biggest value for incorporating a potassium magnesium sulfate fertilizer like Intrepid Trio® is most concentrated in the Tulare Basin, between Fresno […]

Agricultural, Organic, Potash, Trio, Uncategorized

October 12, 2020

Crop Nutrient Removal

By Libby Rens, PhD What is Crop Nutrient Removal? Harvest is the time to reflect on the success of the season and use that insight to plan for next year. At the end of the season, we are literally removing plant nutrients from the system in the form of yield. Every potato or apple or […]

Trio

August 3, 2020

Producing Productive Pecans with Intrepid Trio®

By Libby Rens, PhD Summary Pecan is one of the few crops originating from the US and is native to the Mississippi River Valley (NMSU). While pecan is typically considered a Georgia crop, New Mexico has almost four times the production on about one-third of the land, making it the most productive pecan state. Texas, […]

Trio

June 30, 2020

Including Trio® Fertilizer in the Blend for Sweet Potatoes

By Libby Rens, PhD Well-drained, sandy-loam soils are great for promoting sweet potato quality and yield but can be a challenge when it comes to maintaining adequate soil fertility. Sweet potato is a high nutrient user, but the well-drained, sandy-loam, slightly acidic soils best for sweet potato marketability and skin quality also make a soil […]

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