El Nino? Super El Nino?
El Nino? Super El Nino? - by Art Dawson, Ph.D.El Nino is coming! El Nino is already here! But what is El Nino? El Niño is a climate event in which happens when surface waters in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean become unusually warm. The warming water disrupts...
Storm Damage Recovery
July 15, 2026Storm Damage Recovery Summer storms are here! They are already impacting Midwest farmers. According to Farm Journal Agronomist Ken Ferrie (1), recent heavy rainfall and hail have turned what was a genuinely nice season into an unfortunate episode...
Alfalfa’s Summer Slump!
July 2026Alfalfa’s Summer Slump! Decline in yield. Decline in growth rate. Decline in feed quality. This is the alfalfa summer slump! Summer slump happens when daytime temperatures reach the 95-105 F range. Nighttime temperatures stay elevated to 70-80 F. Extreme as...
Alternate bearing crops
June 2026Alternate bearing crops! Pistachios are the classic example of an alternate bearing crop. 2026 is an “off” year for California pistachios. 2025 was an “on” year and next year isn’t here yet! This year’s California crop is expected to harvest less than a...
Heat Stress in Almonds
May 2026May & June are Critical Months for Almonds It’s Mid-May! The “warm summer months” are just beginning. Evaporation Transpiration demand will increase daily, and the effects of heat stress will develop in your crops at the same time. Typical Evaporation...
Stewardship and Sustainability – Shared Values on the Farm
Stewardship and Sustainability –Shared Values on the Farm and on the Coast of Maine“Sustainability is a high priority for me” — say 90% of Organic Produce Farmers Surveyed in 2024* Sustainability is a priority for Conventional Farmers and Organic Certified Farmers...
Increased Micronutrient Levels: Another Ocean Organics “Sweet Spot”?
Increased Micronutrient Levels:Another Ocean Organics “Sweet Spot”? Fe, Al, Mn, B, Cu, Zn, MgHolden Research and Consulting Result: All categories of Micronutrient responded to Ocean Organics seaweed extracts.Boost the efficacy of your custom nutrition formulations...
What Makes Ocean Organics Products Excel at Stress Management?
What Makes Ocean Organics Products Excel at Stress Management?THE ANSWER: Our products are based on Ascophylum nodosum which has survived millions of years in the high tide / low tide zone of the cold / hot North Atlantic Seashore… in sea water! These unique sea...
How Can I Learn About Practical and Proven Plant Stress Management?
Happy New Year! How Can I Learn About Practical and Proven Plant Stress Management?THE ANSWER: Ocean Organics has published two handbooks:Proactive Plant Nutrition and Strategic Stress Management for Agriculture Science-Based Products for Forward Looking...
Ascophyllum nodosum Evolved to Survive Over Time
THE SCIENCE OF STRESS TOLERANCE ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUMEvolved to Survive Over TimeAscophyllum nodosum has been adapting to survive in the harsh marine environment for over 23 million years. Ascophyllum nodosum is an intertidal plant. It grows in cold salt water attached...
Potatoes: Major Yield Increase
Potatoes: Major Yield Increase 2024 Field Trials: Biggest Increases Ever!MORE SPUDS, MORE CWT! Ocean Organics trialed 3 products on potatoes this year — 2024 The results: Guarantee® Hi K (0-0-6) - 235 cwt Guarantee® (0-0-1) - 219 cwt Guarantee® Complex (0.2-0-6) - 216...
Micronutrient Uptake Increase
Micronutrient Uptake IncreaseMicronutrient Uptake Increase Iron, Manganese, Boron, Copper and Zinc 18% Yield Increase over control in MandarinsMicronutrient Leaf Analysis Results of 2019 Mandarin Trials show consistent increased micronutrients (from B to Zn) in plants...