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GROWER PROFILE
The Live Oak, California-based
service, he notes, consults on nearly
80,000 acres, with more than 50%
of walnut growers, and combines
knowledge derived from in-house
and contracted research trials with
decades of field experience.
" We mainly learn from having so
many clients doing different things
and glean that knowledge not only
for our other clients, but our own
operation as well, " Post said. " We
have built it up and do a fair amount
of work overseas as well. "
The secret of success in this business,
Post noted, is to really understand the
water, soil and environment.
" All these products that come out,
they are trying to cover as many acres
as they can, but every orchard is its
own entity, and some need more inputs
and some need less, " Post said. " With
the amount of acres that we look at,
you really see the differences from
grower to grower and you just can't do
the same program everywhere. "
Agricultural Advisors' research
team, including Ryan Steindorf,
Taylor Doyle and Clark Love,
spraying a blossom rot trial in
almonds this spring.
Collaborative efforts
In addition to his company, Post
also owns several walnut and almond
ranches, most with growing partners,
representing approximately 1,300
acres of walnuts and 700 acres of
almonds. He provides the advising so
the growers can get the most out of
their crops.
" You're hoping to get 6,000 pounds
of walnuts and 3,000 pounds of
almonds, those are our low goals in
northern California, " he said.
He branched into these ranches
through his business, explaining a lot
of companies come to Agricultural
Advisors to do feasibility studies, or
when someone is looking to buy or
sell a property, and his company will
evaluate the property for them.
" I'm pretty much privy to a lot of
things going on in the real estate
sector, and once in a while, I'll find
one that a grower or
an outside party want to see,
and sometimes I'll get a little group
together, and we'll buy those
orchards, " Post said. " I make sure a
crop can be grown there, I look at
soil chemistry, soil texture, water
availability and water quality, and if it
checks all the boxes, we are often first
in line to buy them. "
" Through (irrigation trials), we're able to be innovative
and not wasteful. It helps us put the best product at the
end and hopefully, the most money at the end "
John Post
Grower and owner of Agriculture Advisors
Post does much of his research on his
own ranches, be it fertilizer, pruning,
insect and disease, or irrigation trials to
learn new harvest techniques.
He's currently running a series of
irrigation trials this fall, testing all
the new products that measure soil
moisture or water potential.
" Through that, we're able to be
innovative and not wasteful, " Post
said. " It helps us put the best product
at the end and hopefully, the most
money at the end. "
Increased demand
Over the last few years, Post has
seen a larger demand for walnuts
and almonds, which
he attributes to health reasons.
" It seems like the younger
generations are trying to get away
from animal proteins and these are
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of November/December 2023

Editor's Letter
The consultant
Effective dormant strategies
Irrigation tech
Almond harvest difficulties
The nose knows
Almond Board of California
American Pecan Council
Company Spotlights
Ad Index/Events
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November/December 2023 - Editor's Letter
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November/December 2023 - The consultant
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November/December 2023 - Effective dormant strategies
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November/December 2023 - Irrigation tech
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November/December 2023 - Almond harvest difficulties
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November/December 2023 - The nose knows
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November/December 2023 - Almond Board of California
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