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  • "Purshade plays a significant role in helping our growers optimize the value of each and every acre by maintaining quality and reducing costly solar damage."

    A. Lopez
    Distributor, Dominican Republic
  • "We have found Purshade-O provides superior and environmentally friendly weather protection that leaves no residue after harvest."

    D. Vanderhoff
    Distributor, Pacific Northwest, USA
  • "As a supplier of crop protection products, we are pleased to offer Purshade products to our growers that help maintain the high quality of fruit grown in the Pacific Northwest."

    D. Vanderhoff,
    Distributor, Pacific Northwest, USA
  • "The Purshade products provide superior protection with no post-harvest residue. These qualities and its competitive price enable our growers to compete with countries around the world."

    A. Ochagavia,
    Distributor, Chile
  • "The results we’ve seen from crops treated with Purshade confirm that it is a valuable tool for growers to counteract the stress and productivity losses associated with Arizona’s hot and dry growing conditions."

    M. John
    Distributor, Arizona, USA
  • "When water resources are restricted, each drop of water counts. Even under normal growing conditions, I am confident recommending Purshade to my customers as a way to enhance yields, and I know firsthand that it has been particularly beneficial on my own farm during these recent dry seasons."

    D. Cheetham,
    Distributor, California, USA
  • "With Purshade, we’ve been able to protect our crops from the damaging effects of UV and IR radiation, resulting in high quality avocados."

    P. Castillo,
    Grower, Dominican Republic
  • "I have a reputation of consistently delivering high quality tomatoes. That requires I optimize the growing conditions for each acre. Purshade does just that while significantly boosting the value of each harvest by reducing sunburn damage."

    K. Cochran,
    Grower, North Carolina, USA
  • "Using Purshade, we not only saw better color, we also observed a lot better finish. When you rub the protectant off of the apples—even out in the field—you could see a sparkle that was out of the ordinary."

    J. Bryant,
    Grower, Virginia, USA
  • "With Purshade, our pack-outs were up considerably. We would normally be at a 75% pack-out, and we were actually above 90% on a fair amount of our early Red Delicious."

    J. Bryant,
    Grower, Virginia, USA
  • "By using Purshade on our peppers we reduced the sunburn, reduced culls, and increased our marketable yield by approximately 10% to 15%."

    D. Murrieta,
    Grower, Arizona, USA
  • "Purshade really reduced the plant stress during the hot days – our pepper plants looked much healthier."

    D. Murrieta,
    Grower, Arizona, USA
  • "We used Purshade on our Ginger Golds and were extremely pleased with the results and easy removal. Our pack-outs increased from 14 packed boxes the previous year to 21 packed boxes from the 2009 crop."

    D. Gamache,
    Grower, Washington, USA
  • "Using Purshade last season on our melons, we experienced a significant increase in fruit size along with additional pickings, which helped contribute to our pounds per acre harvested increase of more than 35% year-over-year."

    D. Strong,
    Grower, Texas, USA
  • "With Purshade, our melon plants look healthier and less stressed from the sun."
    D. Strong,
    Grower, Texas, USA

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Maximizing Your Apple Crop by Protecting It From Solar Stress

Beck Ag, Inc. TelePanel

Panel Moderator:
Krista Rose, Beck Ag

Panelists:
Philip Schwallier, the district horticulture educator at Michigan State University
Bill MacKintosh, Crop Production Services, Virginia
Mike Gibbons, apple grower from Yakima, Washington
Jimmy Bryant, apple grower from Fincastle, Virginia
Patrick Gibbons, Purfresh Inc.

Audio Segments:

Overview & Introductions
The Effects of Solar Stress
What is Purshade
Results & Benefits of Using Purshade
How is Purshade Applied?
Return on Investment
Final Comments

 

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