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Herman Els - South Africa to Southern California
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Born and raised in South Africa, Herman Els has covered a lot of ground before finding his ideal job. As Agronomy Manager at Limoneira, a large and historic farm in Southern California, Herman is overseeing a major cropping change.
They are switching hundreds of acres from lemons to avocados, and are in process of being America’s largest avocado grower.
Els said their new orchards are looking great, and Redox nutrition has been a big factor.
“It’s been really nice seeing these young orchards grow,” he said. “Our goal is to push them into production as soon as we can. I’m working hard on the root health, the soil health with products like H-85®, Rootex®, RootRx® and Rx Platinum®. They’re all amazing products and I’m seeing good responses. The trees are looking really good, and I’m getting lots of compliments on the vigor, the health of the flush and just the rate that these trees are growing.”