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April 3, 2025
A Spectacular Rainbow Over Healthy Soil and Thriving Strawberries
A Spectacular Rainbow Over Healthy Soil and Thriving Strawberries

Discover the impressive sight of a rainbow illuminating a strawberry field utilizing plasticulture. At TriCal NZ, we are dedicated to assisting growers in establishing optimal conditions for their crops. By integrating soil fumigation with plasticulture, farmers can effectively manage soilborne pests and diseases while enhancing soil conditions for robust, healthy plants.


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PIC+ Tri-Form60 Fumigants
April 1, 2025
TriCal NZ Fumigates Blueberries in the North Island
TriCal NZ Fumigates Blueberries in the North Island

Utilizing Pic Plus and Tri-Form 60, Trical NZ has strategically targeted soilborne pests that contribute to replant diseases, thereby fostering ideal conditions for robust root development and increased crop yields in blueberries. Soil fumigation enables Trical to assist growers throughout New Zealand in safeguarding their investments and optimizing production efficiency.


TriCal Group Companies are committed to the safe and responsible use of soil fumigation. We strive to protect you, your community and the environment. Our Companies rely on decades of experience, thousands of in-field application trials, and hundreds of university research studies to find the perfect formulation that is healthy for your crops, profitable for your farm, and safe for your community.

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March 20, 2025
Pic-Plus: Tackling Apple Replant Disease
Pic-Plus: Tackling Apple Replant Disease

Soil Fumigation plays a crucial role in managing challenges like ARD (Apple Replant Disease), ensuring better soil conditions and healthier plant growth. For this orchard, the process involved removing the existing plants, performing the soil fumigation, and allowing the soil to settle for 21-30 days before replanting the apple trees.

This careful and precise approach creates the ideal environment for apple trees to flourish, giving farmers a strong start for their crops.


TriCal Group works closely in collaboration with universities and researchers to protect our food supply and health. The chemicals we use are registered in varying chemical formulations for maximum performance, safety, and environmental health. All have been listed as exempt under EPA residue tolerance, meaning no resulting residue in or on food grown after soil treatment with these chemistries.

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March 17, 2025
Future New Zealand Strawberries
Future New Zealand Strawberries

This field is the future home of some beautiful, tasty, New Zealand strawberries. It was treated with Pic-Plus Soil Fumigation to manage soil-borne pathogens and allow for beneficial soil microbes thrive for a healthy soil environment for strong strawberry plants.


Soil Fumigation promotes a healthy root system for potatoes, onions, carrots, strawberries, melons, nuts, grapes, cucumbers, tomatoes, tree fruit, peppers, eggplants, flowers, nurseries and more. Soil fumigation provides benefits to both consumer and grower.


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March 12, 2025
Stronger Soil, Thriving Strawberries
Stronger Soil, Thriving Strawberries

A year ago, this strawberry field underwent soil fumigation with TriCal NZ, and the results speak for themselves. Healthy, vigorous plants and strong yields show the long-term benefits of creating a clean growing environment. By managing soilborne pests and diseases, fumigation sets up crops for success season after season.

  • Stronger root systems
  • Better plant health
  • Higher yields
Healthy soil is the foundation of a great harvest—let’s grow the future together. Want to learn more?


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March 3, 2025
North Island Watermelons Ripe with Flavor
North Island Watermelons Ripe with Flavor

At TriCal NZ, we help growers optimize their soil for better yields and quality

Check out these vibrant watermelons growing strong in Levin, North Island! With the help of soil fumigation, this New Zealand soil was prepared to give these watermelon plants the best possible start—reducing soil-borne pests and diseases for a healthier, more productive season.


TriCal Group's soil treatments contribute to soil health by both suppressing soil borne diseases and supporting the growth of native organisms that are beneficial to soil and plant growth.


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February 24, 2025
Apple Orchards in New Zealand are Looking Fantastic
Apple Orchards in New Zealand are Looking Fantastic

This apple orchard in New Zealand is looking fantastic and soon it will be ready for harvest. Last season, Pic Plus soil fumigation was used to create a clean, healthy growing environment—helping these trees produce high-quality fruit.

TriCal New Zealand supports growers with proven soil fumigation solutions to protect against soil-borne pests and diseases, ensuring stronger, more productive crops.


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Tri-Form60 Fumigants
February 10, 2025
Tri-Form Fumigation on Baby Spinach
Tri-Form Fumigation on Baby Spinach

BB Spinach Thriving in Its Growth Stage!

Take a look at this BB Spinach crop as it progresses through its growth stage! This block was previously fumigated with Tri-Form 60, ensuring the soil is free from harmful pathogens and pests. A well-prepared foundation leads to stronger, healthier plants and a more bountiful harvest.


Soil fumigation effectively targets soil-borne pests and diseases, providing young plants with the robust foundation necessary for thriving growth. Our companies at Trical Group understand that successful crops originate from healthy soil. We are dedicated to equipping growers with dependable tools, time-tested products, and expert assistance from the ground up.


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February 3, 2025
Strawberries Ready to Thrive in New Zealand!
Strawberries Ready to Thrive in New Zealand!

From start to finish, Trical New Zealand completed another successful project for a strawberry crop using our comprehensive approach: bed forming, poly laying, drip irrigation tape installation, and soil fumigation with Pic-Plus. This process is designed to create optimal growing conditions by managing soilborne diseases and pests, ensuring a healthy and productive strawberry crop.

Soil preparation is critical for the success of any crop, especially strawberries. By addressing disease and pest pressures early, we help growers maximize their yields and produce high-quality berries for the market.


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January 27, 2025
Fumigation for Healthier Carrot Crops!
Fumigation for Healthier Carrot Crops!

TriCal New Zealand recently completed a soil fumigation project for a carrot block, focusing on managing soilborne diseases and pests that can threaten crop health and yields. Soil fumigation is a vital step in creating clean, healthy soil conditions, giving crops the best chance to thrive from the very start.

By addressing these challenges early, growers can ensure stronger plant growth, better harvests, and improved soil longevity for future planting cycles. Whether farmers are dealing with specific soil issues or simply looking to optimize your production, our team is here to help.


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January 20, 2025
Soil Fumigation Faces the Challenges of Apple Replant
Soil Fumigation Faces the Challenges of Apple Replant

This apple orchard, growing strong and thriving thanks to a soil fumigation treatment completed by TriCal New Zealand using our Pic-Plus product.

Soil Fumigation plays a crucial role in managing challenges like ARD (Apple Replant Disease), ensuring better soil conditions and healthier plant growth. For this orchard, the process involved removing the existing plants, performing the soil fumigation, and allowing the soil to settle for 35-45 days before replanting the apple trees.


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PIC+
December 16, 2024
Trical New Zealand on Tackling Apple Replant Disease
Trical New Zealand on Tackling Apple Replant Disease

Trical New Zealand shows off incredible differences between Pic-Plus and non-treated rows of Apple Trees in Napier, New Zealand. TriCal NZ is committed to excellence in every job, ensuring healthy fields and healthy yields.

This year, blocks at a recognized research institution near Napier were treated with Pic-Plus to manage the pathogens responsible for Apple Replant Disease. The job involved broadacre tarped soil fumigation, showcasing the effectiveness of Pic-Plus.

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