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The Hardest<br />
Amendment<br />
to Make<br />
By RICH KREPS| CCA<br />
"Farmers are like<br />
athletes. However,<br />
your opponent is<br />
good ol’ Mother<br />
Nature."<br />
Kraemer & Co. Mfg., Inc.<br />
<strong>Nut</strong> Drying & Storage Facilities<br />
Almonds • Pecans • Pistachios • Walnuts<br />
FARMERS ARE LIKE ATHLETES.<br />
However, your opponent is good ol’<br />
Mother Nature. Like an athlete you<br />
have to prepare for the coming season,<br />
fight through pain and injury, while<br />
anticipating every move your opponent<br />
is going to make. Every athlete I know<br />
has always looked for that edge to get<br />
them to peak performance. Protein,<br />
energy drinks, recovery solutions, heat<br />
and cold therapy. When mother nature<br />
is on her game, she has the best curve<br />
ball in the business. But today, the<br />
astute farmer has a much better chance<br />
of hitting it.<br />
• Burners<br />
• Fans<br />
• Drying Systems<br />
• Storage & Handling<br />
• Custom Manufacturing<br />
• Spiral E-Z Let Downs<br />
• Installation & Service<br />
Let Kraemer & Co. Design<br />
and Build the Facility<br />
that is Right for Your Needs<br />
Walnut Drying Bins<br />
Bin Features<br />
• Knock Down Kit<br />
• Modular<br />
• Corrugated / Galvanized Construction<br />
• Do-It-Yourself Option<br />
• Low Lead Time<br />
• 6 Ton Capacity<br />
3778 County Road 99 W<br />
Orland, CA 95963<br />
530-865-7982 │ Fax: 530-865-5091<br />
CA Cont. Lic. #485-547 │ Web: www.kcomfg.com<br />
Solutions to Soil Amending<br />
There aren’t any simple solutions to<br />
soil amending. Our trees remove a lot of<br />
soil nutrients. We have to find ways to<br />
replenish them and make more available.<br />
Mother Nature doesn’t know that<br />
we have stolen her playbook and taken<br />
some cues from her coach. God made<br />
soil biology to do a lot of the work for<br />
Continued on Page 74<br />
72<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Nut</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2019</strong>
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