November/December 2023 - 8

GROWER PROFILE
The Consultant
Walnut and almond advisor John Post
focuses on helping growers
BY KEITH LORIA
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
J
ohn Post has been involved in
the nut industry since as long as
he can remember.
His father, George, was a University
of California (UC) farm advisor in the
early 1960s, and, along with Robert
Henke, a UC Berkeley soil scientist,
started Agricultural Advisors Inc., a
private consulting company, in 1968.
" They saw that growers needed
more one-on-one help than a farm
advisor could give them, " Post said.
Post worked for them during all
his summers, earned his Masters at
UC Davis in pomology, and began
working for them in 1986.
He took over from his dad as
president, carrying on the mission that
has been its motto since the beginning:
to assist growers to produce crops of
the highest quality and yield in the
most cost effective manner.
" There's a lot of misinformation in
the industry and some products that
are questionable, " Post said. So, the
consulting company tests chemicals
from the major chemical companies,
does pruning trials and variety trials
and more.
" We try to do everything for a
reason; we don't mind spending the
time researching, " Post said.
John Post with Agricultural Advisors'
research director, Rick Carothers,
checking nuts from a trial from their
Sutter County property. Photos
courtesy of John Post.
8 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023

November/December 2023

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of November/December 2023

Editor's Letter
The consultant
Effective dormant strategies
Irrigation tech
Almond harvest difficulties
The nose knows
Almond Board of California
American Pecan Council
Company Spotlights
Ad Index/Events
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November/December 2023 - Editor's Letter
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November/December 2023 - The consultant
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November/December 2023 - Effective dormant strategies
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November/December 2023 - Irrigation tech
November/December 2023 - 15
November/December 2023 - Almond harvest difficulties
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November/December 2023 - The nose knows
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November/December 2023 - Almond Board of California
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November/December 2023 - American Pecan Council
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November/December 2023 - Company Spotlights
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November/December 2023 - Ad Index/Events
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