News
May 20, 2010
Calera Wine Company trials Agrostim FVO for use on their organic certified vineyards.
May 19, 2010
Bolthouse Farms, one of California’s largest carrot producers with more than 90 years of farming experience, purchases Agrostim FVO for application on their organic certified product lines.
May 18, 2010
Premier Pacific Vineyards purchases both Agrostim and Agrostim FVO (OMRI Listed) as part of their ongoing vineyard nutritional program.
April 29, 2010
Andaman establishes new relationship with Renteria Vineyard Management.
April 20, 2010
Beckstoffer Vineyards purchases Agrostim for use in their Carneros vineyards.
April 15, 2010
Shafer Vineyards purchases Agrostim FVO to complement their established sustainable agriculture practice. Agrostim FVO is an OMRI listed product.
April 8, 2010
Andaman receives new product orders from Vino Farms and Muir-Hanna Vineyards.
April 6, 2010
La Ribera Vineyards initiates trial of Agrostim FVO.
April 2, 2010
Andaman has established new working relationships this season with Harris Ranch Napa Valley, Saviez Vineyard Management, Silverado Resort Golf Course, and Frog's Leap Vineyard. We have received product orders from past customers including Durell Vineyards, Lake County Grapevine Nursery, Pina Vineyard Management, Hoot Owl Creek/Alexander Valley Vineyards and Clos Du Val Winery.
November 2, 2009
Alan Viader, Director of Operations, Viader Vineyards, stated that "this year there was much better balance of fruit on the vines and a definite improvement in quality" after using Agrostim™ on their entire vineyard. Alan also stated that he "plans to increase the number of applications of Agrostim™ next year."
September 25, 2009
Hoot Owl Creek / Alexander Valley Vineyards is using Agrostim FVO™, an OMRI approved organic product. Mark Houser, Vineyard Manager, stated that "The block where Agrostim FVO™ was utilized is very healthy and looks very good!"
Deac Jones, Owner of Andaman and exclusive distributor of Ecotech organic based foliar fertilizers, said that he was not surprised by the results. "I've been evangelizing the virtues of these very advanced organic products for a long time. We have many success stories to share from around the world. The combination of top quality, distinctive ingredients and the dynamics and impact that those ingredients produce in combination is unmatched."
September 19, 2009
Pina Vineyard Management reported that the vines and crop load where Agrostim was applied looked very good. They plan on utilizing more product next year including some new applications to address specific crop issues.
September 9, 2009
Clos Du Val Winery was a first time user of Agrostim™ on its vines in 2009. According to Al Wagner, Vineyard Manager, "the vines going into harvest looked very good where Agrostim™ was used and not washed out as did other blocks." In addition, he stated, "this ranch has areas that have shown severe potassium deficiency but in the blocks where we used the product there was very little detectable. In the other blocks it remains very prevalent. Also quality was very good even with a bit of excessive yields. We had some good results and will plan to use more of the product next season."
August 3, 2009
Agrostim FVO™ received OMRI approval allowed for use in the Generic Material Listing: Fertilizers, Blended, Class: Crop Fertilizers and Soil Amendments. Agrostim FVO™ will be listed in the OMRI Products List available on the OMRI website and published annually. This listing indicates that Agrostim FVO™ complies with the OMRI Standards Manual and the OMRI Policy Manual which are based on the requirements of the USDA National Organic Program Rule (7 CFR Part 205).
July 10, 2009
We offer unique products with particular appealing attributes for vineyard application and typically recommend using Agrostim™ given its brilliant blend of minerals and micronutrients. Based on last year’s success in Sonoma and Napa counties, we have sold product to Alexander Valley Vineyards, Flora Springs, Durell, Clos Du Val, David Abreu, Jackson Family Farms, Lake County Grapevine Nursery, Pine Ridge, Beckstoffer, Viader and more.
June 3, 2009
Andaman has turned its sights to the Pacific and Northwest markets. For example, we have sold product to Symms Fruit Ranch outside of Boise, Idaho, a 4,500 acre diversified farm producing cherries, apples, peaches, nectarines, plums, pears, onions, potatoes, grain & cattle. Its products are distributed throughout the United States and exported to over 40 countries worldwide.
Nov. 11, 2008
Agrostim was trialed by Pine Ridge, Durrell, Pina Vineyard Management, Flora Springs, Hagafen, Beckstoffer and Abreu Management in 2008. We were very pleased to know that there were no negative impacts from combining our product with applications of anti-fungicides, anti-mildews, boron, calcium or zinc. It's extremely important to note that Agrostim can be combined with other products/minerals/nutrients so that an additional labor cycle is not created for its application alone. Petiole tests completed by Pina, Durrell and Pine Ridge revealed minor differences relative to the control group but that was anticipated given the less than ideal number of applications and the fact that vines typically take a couple years to show impact from a foliar. Durrell Vineyards did see an increase in phosphorous levels in its petiole tests for the vines treated with Agrostim which was extremely positive. Flora Springs observed a visible recovery of overly distressed vines and was very pleased with the product's performance. Abreu has continued to use Agrostim on its olive trees. It's being applied using fertigation.
June 30, 2008
Durell Vineyards agrees to trial of Agrostim. Durell produces grapes for Patz & Hall, Chateau St. Jean, Deloach, Kistler and Tor.
June 19, 2008:
Flora Springs Winery and Vineyard, Hagafen Cellars and David Abreu Vineyard Management have begun trials of Ecotech organic-based fertilizer products.
June 17, 2008:
One of the largest strawberry growers in China (Israeli Company) after seeing twice the root growth in its plants in just 2 weeks relative to their current fertilizer’s performance has began using Agrostim FVO on all of its 1000 acres of strawberries for export to Europe.
May 21, 2008
Beckstoffer Vineyards, Pine Ridge Winery, Pina Vineyard Management, and Nickel and Nickel have all agreed to trial Ecotech products.
May 14, 2008
Symms Fruit Ranch (Caldwell, Idaho) purchases Agrostim for orchard application (peaches, apples, cherries)