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I came back recently from a trip to Zitácuaro a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Blackberry production is steadily increasing in Mexico and Michoacan is the leading producer  with more than 12,500 ha of blackberry and a production of more than 260,143 tons a year, which...

Last month I've visited to Colombia. During my visit I went on a field trip with Haifa Colombia team, where i've lectured about growing avocados. Training Avocado growers   Also I met during my time there, growers and dealers who asked me questions about multiple matters such...

Visiting raspberry growers Published on 07/02/2017 Raspberry is among the most popular berries. It is known not only for its delicious taste but also as a health promoter, containing minerals and essential vitamins. Raspberry shrubs are widely cultivated in many regions all over the world...

  Last week we finished 5 days workshop of Ceickor ( www.ceickor.com.mx ) with the participation of the 6 agronomists from Mexico and Victor Torres from Almeria - Haifa Iberia. In the photo: Cieckor show room with Haifa stand.  The workshop was dedicated to DEVELOPMENT OF...

When preparing fertilizer solutions for nutrigation , each component solubility must be considered in order to avoid possible precipitate . The following mixtures reduce solubility and form the following sedimentations.  • Calcium nitrate with sulfates = formation of CaSO4 precipitates (...

In general when the fertigation is shifting from soil media to soilless  media which is almost  an inert one,(actually as hydroponics) the media has an almost zero nutrients retention capacity, a lack of  buffer capacity, the requirements for both water and nutrients are more...

The basic calculations and general terminology of the 2 main fertigation methods.There are 2 main methods of Nutrigation, the quantitative and the proportional one, and for each method a different calculation is used. 1. The Quantitative method – In this method the fertilizer is applied in the...