The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension compiled its 2024 Southeastern Peach, Nectarine, and Plum Pest Management and Culture Guide. For peach growers in the southeast, the guide recommends TELONE™ applications "should generally be made in the fall prior to mid-November. October soil temperatures often provide the best opportunity for efficacy."

It goes on to say, "pre-plant soil fumigation and the use of appropriate rootstocks are strongly encouraged on light, sandy soil where root-knot, root-lesion or ring nematodes are present. On many sites preplant fumigation is imperative to achieve reasonable orchard productivity and longevity."

Our Mid-Atlantic TELONE™ Specialist Greg Roberson, was onsite at the North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission's Annual Field Day. This event is held in conjunction with North Carolina State University's Extension Program and is an excellent opportunity to connect with researchers and sweetpotato growers.

The event was held at the Horticultural Crops Research Station in Clinton, North Carolina. The field day highlighted updates on variety research, Guava Root-Knot Nematode management, drone spray applications, sesame as a potential rotation crop, and more!

Teleos is a proud member of the North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission and we were also happy to help sponsor this field day. If you are a sweetpotato grower interested in learning what TELONE™ can do for you, visit www.teleosag.com.

Our Teleos President, John Godbehere, recently returned from a trip to Japan where he toured sweetpotato growing regions and learned about the Japanese culture from our Japanese Sales Manager, Masato Nozawa.

Nozawa-san shared how sweetpotatoes are such an important part of Japanese daily life, and the most important crop that TELONE™ protects in Japan. Like American sweetpotatoes, Japanese sweetpotatoes, (satsumaimo in Japanese), are highly susceptible to nematode damage, so it's vital growers prep the soil with TELONE™ ahead of planting.

John and our Japanese team had a great trip through the Ibakari and Chiba prefectures learning all about Japanese sweetpotato production and culture.

Our California TELONE™ Specialist, Brian Hegland, is onsite this week at the Western Plant Health annual meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Teleos is the official welcome gift sponsor for the event, and all attendees received a Teleos branded bag upon check-in.

Our team looks forward to this event every year. This event brings together a diverse group of growers and distributors from across the West, and provides an excellent opportunity for thought leaders in the ag industry to come together.

"Western Plant Health is the premier industry trade association representing more than 90 percent of all the fertilizer and crop protection companies in California, Arizona and Hawaii. Its vision is a sustainable future that harmonizes the needs of plants, people and the planet."

The 80th Annual Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association (FFVA)'s Annual Meeting took place this week on Marco Island, Florida. Our Southeast TELONE™ Specialist Chris Hays attended the event and shared it was a great opportunity to engage with several of Florida's top growers.

"The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association is the state's leading full-service specialty crop organization, serving Florida's grower-shipper community since 1943. FFVA represents a broad range of crops, including vegetables, citrus, tropical fruit, berries, sod, sugar cane, tree crops and more.

TeamTeleos is onsite today at the Florida Tomato Institute's Annual Conference! We are proud to be Gold Sponsors of this event each year.

Our Southeast TELONE™ Specialist Chris Hays, Stewardship Manager Justin Harrison., and President John Godbehere were representing Teleos at this event and engaging first-hand with tomato growers from across the state.

Meister Media Worldwide's Annual Soil Health Report is now available! Our very own Dr. Randy (RM) Huckaba was interviewed for the piece, sharing thoughts on how soil fumigation with TELONE™ can be a vital part of a sustainable pest management plan.

Huckaba agrees that sustainability is an important consideration with fumigation. “The increased interest in sustainability and soil health has resulted in extensive testing to determine the potential impacts of fumigation on the soil microbiome. Teleos has contracted with an industry-leading third-party soil testing company called Biome Makers Inc. who conducted tests across diverse soil types and production conditions in multiple crops. The results indicate that TELONE™ does not decimate the soil as previously believed, but rather, has little to no negative impact on biodiversity observed in the soil microbiome,” he says.

Well, we did it! Teleos Ag wrapped a 2-Day annual PNW Stewardship meetings in Kennewick, WA. Huge Kudos to our PNW TELONE™ Specialist Robin Matson for organizing a stellar event, with more than 360 people in attendance over the two days!

We can't stress enough how important stewardship is. That's why we've created a library of resources to help our customers and applicators safely manage TELONE™ from transportation through application. Visit our stewardship page for Tip Sheets, Stewardship Guides, and more!

Teleos' Stewardship Manager Justin Harrison, attended the annual Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals, Incorporated (TM) (AHMP)'s EHS Safety Training conference in Kansas City, MO. Justin is at the forefront of hazardous materials management, and this was an excellent opportunity to learn from industry experts and fellow professionals. (Read More)

Teleos Ag's mid-Atlantic TELONE™ Specialist Greg Roberson attended the NC State Tobacco Field Day last week in Kinston, NC. This was an excellent opportunity to interact with local tobacco growers, county extension agents, and researchers.

Tobacco growers in this region face high nematode pressure, specifically from the destructive guava root knot nematode. These pests wreak havoc on plant roots, and ultimately impact overall quality and marketable yields.

NC State rates TELONE™ "EXCELLENT" against root knot nematodes!

Teleos Ag is currently running many field trials around the world, and recently, our EMEA Sales Manager JB Gibbs and our Director of R&D Dr. Randy (RM) Huckaba were in Europe checking in on several sites, like the pictured site where our team is visiting several sites in Poland to see the progress of ongoing trials in potatoes and carrots. (Read More)