By Ben Smith Hortau Director of Grower Support & Advising When I was a kid, I remember asking my dad why it is that turkeys can’t fly? He answered me with a somewhat well-known parable … It goes: One Sunday,…
By Travis Goldman Summer irrigation practices are a huge factor in the success of establishing a solid foundation for a new orchard. With how busy our summers get, we have to make sure that even the young trees fit into…
June in the San Joaquin Valley marks the final few weeks before hull split in our early varieties. Opening up almonds, we can see that the nuts have turned opaque white and there is no residual clear gel. It’s a…
Lévis, Québec (May 24, 2018) – Hortau has received another accolade for its technical and economic achievement, this time from the City of Lévis, in Québec, Canada, which presented the company with the Grand Prix d’excellence at the Lévis Chamber…
By Travis Goldman Irrigation Management Advisor Irrigation scheduling in late spring can be challenging, but there has been a pattern to balance cultural practices and applying water to almond orchards. With this year’s below-average nut sets in some regions…
It’s hard to believe, but this week Hortau celebrates its 16-year anniversary as a leader in precision irrigation management technology. Agtech has come a long way over that time, and our work in the field is as important as ever…
A cold start to spring has definitely affected California cherry growers this season. With a warm winter, late February frost and plenty of spring rain and even hail in some regions, the “2018 California cherry crop is expected to be…
Did you know the U.S. leads the world in almond production, with much of that production coming from California? According to a recent Ag Alert report, there are about a million acres of almonds in California today and the yield…
Spring is here, and with the new season comes a new app for Hortau customers. Hortau’s new app is available for download for iOS and Android devices in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, and is also available…
Soil types and structure play a large role in infiltration rate. Hortau’s tensiometers, which do not need to be calibrated based on soil type, give growers visibility into the soil so they can observe water movement though the profile in…
