The Dirt: A Blog.

I recently had three of my articles get published on Spud Smart.  You can access the articles below on the Spud Smart website. Or, you can stay here and read the very latest article below. June’s Article “Am I Willing to Share? Heck No, It’s My Competitive Advantage” July’s Article Incremental Yield Improvement Is Good, But […]

SpudSmart recently published another of my articles titled, “Does Soil Fumigation Have a Place in Regenerative Agriculture?” You can access the article here: Does Soil Fumigation Have a Place in Regenerative Agriculture? (spudsmart.com) or read on! DOES SOIL FUMIGATION HAVE A PLACE IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE? Over the past handful of months, I’ve attended a whole pile of […]

In case you missed it, SpudSmart recently published my article titled, “Reduced Irrigation Yet More Yield and Better-quality Potatoes”. You can access the article here: https://spudsmart.com/reduced-irrigation-yet-more-yield-and-better-quality-potatoes/ or read on! REDUCED IRRIGATION YET MORE YIELD AND BETTER-QUALITY POTATOES My favorite part of my job is learning from producers who speak personally about real challenges and real opportunities in […]

Happy National Ag Day! We’re proudly celebrating this year’s National Ag Day. National Ag Day recognizes and celebrates the abundance provided by American agriculture. Farmers are innovators committed to feeding us all and leaving a healthy world for future generations. The family of TriCal Group companies celebrate our farmers and are proud to be helping […]

Our aim is to help growers reach both their financial and regenerative agriculture goals. We believe soil health is the key to reach these goals and functional sustainability is the path. For decades, we have been able to make the case that soil fumigation with chloropicrin – the active ingredient in Strike fumigants – suppresses […]

The presentations from the 3rd annual TriCal Group Potato School are now available on demand. If you were not able to attend or would like to review a topic you enjoyed, go to: Potato School 2022 On Demand – Strike Fumigants Sign up and receive a password for full access. PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE: Dr. Gary Secor […]

Potato Expo – North America’s biggest potato meeting of the year – is coming up Jan, 4 to 5 in Aurora, Colo. Are you booked to be there? The first Potato Expo I attended with the TriCal Group was in Orlando, Fla. in 2012. It was just me and two other guys manning a tiny booth […]

Register Now for: POTATO SCHOOLTuesday, December 13, Register online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/potato-school-2022-tickets-432993243447 It is FREE and will be a VIRTUAL ONLINE EVENT.Come join us for a robust day of learning and discussion. We have an excellent line-up of speakers planned. Here is who you will hear and what you will learn: Dr. Gary Secor, North Dakota State […]

This week we are sharing the final article in the 3-part series published in SpudSmart titled, “Why Paul is Guilt-free About Doubling his Yield with Soil Fumigation”. You can access the most recent article here: https://spudsmart.com/why-paul-is-guilt-free-about-doubling-his-yield-with-soil-fumigation/ or read on! PART III: Why Paul is Guilt-free About Doubling his Yield with Soil Fumigation Over the last […]