In New Zealand, now is the time to schedule your soil treatment - early preparation leads to healthier, more productive crops. Whether you're prepping for planting or planning ahead for next season, soil treatment plays a vital role in supporting crop performance from start to finish.
TriCal NEw Zealand has proven solutions help manage soil-borne pests and diseases, creating the right environment for strong, consistent growth. Investing in soil health today means fewer setbacks and better yields tomorrow.
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This week, our team has been diligently conducting both broadcast and tarped soil fumigations utilizing Pic-Plus. These treatments are being implemented in preparation for upcoming apple planting, specifically aimed at managing soil-borne pests linked to apple replant disease.
By proactively addressing these issues, we are fostering a healthier soil environment that will support robust and productive growth in the forthcoming seasons.
TriCal Group Companies are committed to the safe and responsible use of soil fumigation. We strive to protect you, your community and the environment. Our Companies rely on decades of experience, thousands of in-field application trials, and hundreds of university research studies to find the perfect formulation that is healthy for your crops, profitable for your farm, and safe for your community.
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Trical New Zealand has successfully fumigated this block with Tri-Form 60, resulting in robust carrot growth and optimal soil conditions. Tri-Form 60 effectively targets soilborne pests and diseases, fostering an ideal environment for crops to flourish from the outset.
TriCal Group works closely in collaboration with universities and researchers to protect our food supply and health. The chemicals we use are registered in varying chemical formulations for maximum performance, safety, and environmental health. All have been listed as exempt under EPA residue tolerance, meaning no resulting residue in or on food grown after soil treatment with these chemistries.
These robust carrots are flourishing in a block treated with Tri-Form 60, an effective soil fumigant designed to manage harmful pests and pathogens prior to planting. This treatment leads to improved soil health, enhanced crop strength, and consistent growth.
Soil Fumigation promotes a healthy root system for potatoes, onions, carrots, strawberries, melons, nuts, grapes, cucumbers, tomatoes, tree fruit, peppers, eggplants, flowers, nurseries and more. Soil fumigation provides benefits to both consumer and grower.
The Impact of Soil Fumigation on Crop Growth
This BB Spinach field illustrates the significant benefits of soil fumigation using Tri-Form 60. The right side of the field was planted earlier, while the left side was planted a few weeks later. However, due to the superior soil health achieved through TriCal NZ's soil fumigation treatment, the later planting on the left is rapidly catching up in growth and vigor.
TriCal Group's soil treatments contribute to soil health by both suppressing soil borne diseases and supporting the growth of native organisms that are beneficial to soil and plant growth.
Implementing Pic-Plus plasticulture soil fumigation is a proven strategy to combat the pathogens linked to apple replant disease. By taking proactive measures to treat the soil before planting, orchardists can create ideal conditions for young trees, promoting sustainable orchard health.
Soil fumigation effectively targets soil-borne pests and diseases, providing young plants with the robust foundation necessary for thriving growth. Our companies at Trical Group understand that successful crops originate from healthy soil. We are dedicated to equipping growers with dependable tools, time-tested products, and expert assistance from the ground up.
Left – Treated with Tri-Form 60 | Right – Untreated
The difference in growth is clear. Tri-Form 60 helps manage soil-borne pests and diseases, giving crops a healthier environment to thrive. Improved production of carrots is just one example of what effective soil fumigation can achieve.
Trical Group's fumigation formulations are Chloropicrin-based products and some of the most effective soil fumigants to manage soil borne pests and pathogens in crops. Pre-plant soil fumigation treatment is the first step in a successful soil health and pest management system. Soil Fumigants can be applied alone or in combination with other fumigants via shank injections to helps you grow a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable crop year after year.
At TriCal NZ, we are dedicated to supporting growers through the use of Pic Plus soil fumigation—a reliable solution for managing soil-borne pathogens and enhancing soil health. A strong foundation is essential for robust crops, and Pic Plus provides strawberries with the optimal environment for vigorous growth and increased yields.
Growers often rotate crops to improve the physical characteristics of the soil and/or to suppress soil borne diseases. Soil Fumigation suppresses soil-borne diseases better than standard practices which can lead to reduced rotation length and farming your better ground more often.
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TriCal NZ is are dedicated to helping New Zealand growers tackle soil challenges and maximize crop success. A major threat to apple orchards is Apple Replant Disease (ARD)—a soil-borne condition that can hinder the growth and productivity of young trees.
To combat this, Trical utilizes Pic Plus fumigation to effectively manage soil pathogens, fostering a clean and healthy environment conducive to robust root establishment and long-term orchard health. This method promotes enhanced tree vigor, improved yields, and a flourishing orchard for years to come.
Trical New Zealand take pride in offering reliable soil fumigation solutions across New Zealand, equipping growers with the most effective tools and techniques to safeguard their investments. If you are planning a replant and wish to begin with the healthiest soil possible, we invite you to reach out.
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Trical New Zealand is ready to undertake another soil fumigation job, leveraging our expertise and reliable solutions to assist our growers in protecting their soil, managing pests effectively, and fostering the conditions necessary for healthier, high-yielding crops.
Start cleaning out nematodes and other soilborne diseases and you have healthier plants resisting disease and reducing topical pesticide use. Soil fumigation promotes healthier plants with stronger root systems that are better at mining nutrients.
Discover the impressive sight of a rainbow illuminating a strawberry field utilizing plasticulture. At TriCal NZ, we are dedicated to assisting growers in establishing optimal conditions for their crops. By integrating soil fumigation with plasticulture, farmers can effectively manage soilborne pests and diseases while enhancing soil conditions for robust, healthy plants.
Utilizing Pic Plus and Tri-Form 60, Trical NZ has strategically targeted soilborne pests that contribute to replant diseases, thereby fostering ideal conditions for robust root development and increased crop yields in blueberries. Soil fumigation enables Trical to assist growers throughout New Zealand in safeguarding their investments and optimizing production efficiency.
Soil Fumigation immediately knocks back soil-borne disease giving plants their best start. Suppressed disease allows the native species to rebound in the soil. Trials with major universities have demonstrated an increase of beneficial organisms in soil that has been properly fumigated.
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