by RobtheHortGod | Oct 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every year, there are materials and inputs that are used up through the normal course of producing a crop. Some supplies can be purchased in such quantities as to stretch over several years before requiring replenishment. Others must be tracked and replaced regularly,...
by RobtheHortGod | Oct 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
For years, I have had a strange connection to decay and rot. Around 22 years ago, I plunged into my graduate studies, with a focus on evaluating a potential treatment for the prevention of post-harvest potato pathogens and their associated diseases. It was the start...
by RobtheHortGod | Oct 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
We have had a pretty nice fall, the first that I can recall in recent years. I know that open falls have occurred in recent memory, but the last 2 were so awful as to obliterate all memory of a better example. Despite the good run that we have had, the cold weather...
by RobtheHortGod | Oct 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Since I started out on my own as a private consultant, I find that I spend an extraordinary amount of time thinking about money, or if not money, then the (financial) implications of everything. Few hours pass by in a day where I am not thinking about the current and...
by RobtheHortGod | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of the most common annual and ongoing requests that comes to a consultant/agronomist is to assess a crop (at various stages) and then provide recommendations for fertility adjustments. At the same time, there are always a host of other mysterious ailments that...
