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When we make our input calculations<br />
for our farms this time of year, we<br />
have to consider our expected yields.<br />
JAN 13-14, 2022<br />
See pages 88-91<br />
tissues. If magnesium needs to be about<br />
20% of your nitrogen number in the tissues,<br />
your trees would have to consume<br />
55 units of Mg in a season. How often<br />
do we even come close to applying that<br />
much Mg?! (And wait until the magnesium<br />
shortage hits harder with all the<br />
alloys used to make electric cars… but<br />
I digress.)<br />
Planning and Preparation<br />
“So, what are you saying, Rich?”<br />
We have to get better at our preparation,<br />
calculation, application and<br />
assimilation. I have a client, Norma in<br />
Madera, who is a bad-ass farmer. She<br />
and her late husband have farmed in<br />
Madera for decades, and on her own,<br />
she has been one of the most adaptive<br />
and forward-thinking farmers I know.<br />
From cover crops, to mulching, to<br />
intensive irrigation management, and<br />
very diligent nutrient management,<br />
she was able to harvest well over 3,000<br />
pounds of nuts per acre (again) on<br />
less than 30 units of in-season applied<br />
nitrogen.<br />
Continued on Page 18<br />
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