Redox Grows

Hosted by Redox Bio-Nutrients

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Aug 2026

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Agriculture is the foundation of life. Keeping farmers productive translates into a more abundant, affordable food supply for all.Today’s farmers must navigate through an ever-changing and challenging landscape. Redox Grows takes a deep dive into key issues facing agriculture; providing solutions to ensure healthy soils, strong plants, a healthy environment and strong bottom line for growers. Located in Burley, Idaho, Redox Bio-Nutrients is an industry leader in products and technologies that build a strong foundation for growers across America and throughout the world.

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September 30, 2026Episode 1919 min

Redox Grows Technical Podcast 22: RDX Technology- Flexibility and Improved Performance

Nitrogen is the most widely-used fertilizer in the world, and it makes sense to get the most out of it. RDX Technology from Redox includes the patented and potent biostimulant RDX-N®, along with newly-released RDX-Flex™. These two products work well throughout the season to get more nitrogen where it counts. RDX technology can lower liquid nitrogen applications by 50% without loss of yield or quality. "You're getting more nitrogen energy utilization moving through that plant," said Redox West VP Jared Sannar. "I don't want to leave out this reduced stress. You measure that through redox potential. There's other ways to measure that where you're reducing after treatment, whether soil applied, research shows and our field experiences, whether it's soil applied or foliar, you are reducing the stress after an application. And that has carry. We've seen this out to 30, 40 days in some crops." Find out more from Sannar and Redox Agronomist A.J. Borges in our latest technical podcast. Learn more about RDX-Flex here: https://www.redoxgrows.com/news/redox-expands-patented-nitrogen-technology-with-rdx-flex/

September 23, 2026Episode 1908 min

Putting More Nitrogen to Work through RDX-N®

Nitrogen makes up the majority of all fertilizer used. Whether good markets or bad, it makes sense to use it wisely. Southern Idaho grower Shey Taylor is using new technology to cut his synthetic nitrogen use in half, yet maintain or enhance yield and quality this season. Driving this positive change is RDX-N®, a patented and potent biostimulant that puts more nitrogen to work where it counts- inside the plant. "We could see just from 140 acres last year of applying RDX-N that the bottom line was going to be way higher,"Taylor said. "Applying RDX-N saved us $60 an acre, which is especially helpful in the spring, when we have many expenses out." Taylor said cost saving is crucial to his bottom line, especially consider so many of his inputs have increased in price. Find out more about RDX-N at https: RedoxGrows.com/product/rdx-n/.

September 16, 2026Episode 18923 min

Technical Podcast 21: Our Three PhDs

Fertilizer is one of the few inputs growers can control. Farmers need to choose wisely, considering all that is at stake each year. Redox was founded on strong science and our technology reflects it. We have entered a new era in nitrogen optimization technology, aided by the right team, tools and technology in place, including a new state-of-the-art-lab and a research team complete with three PhDs, Gifford Gillette, Debatosh Das and Karthik Mani. “There is excitement that comes from discovery, collaboration and science,” said lead researcher, Dr. Gifford Gillette. “That excitement has been just off the charts since we’ve been continuing to add to the scientific credibility here at Redox and the facilities.” RDX technology continues to advance with the addition of RDX-Flex™ for Agriculture and RDX-N10™ for turf, which adds tremendous flexibility for customers in optimizing yield and quality.

September 9, 2026Episode 18814 min

Fueling the Isotopes

Thomas Gallegos has shown incredible perseverance, becoming one of the youngest groundskeepers in all minor league baseball. An injury cut short his baseball career, but Thomas was undaunted. Through hard work and determination, he has risen to become head groundskeeper for the Albuquerque Isotopes AAA baseball team, which is part of the Colorado Rockies’ farm system. There are several major challenges in maintaining their turf grass, including excessive heat and dual uses in the stadium of baseball and soccer. Thomas utilizes Redox TurfRx products with excellent results. “The health of the turf is where it needs to be,” he said. “Moving forward with Redox is the clear choice, an easy answer.”

September 2, 2026Episode 18714 min

Excellence in Motion- OsmoFlow® Technical Podcast, Episode 20

Manure is a key fertilizer source on millions of acres of crops in the Midwest. While it’s an affordable, nutrient-rich source, it’s not perfect. OsmoFlow® from Redox has been a great addition to many Midwest farms, which helps with several aspects, including relief from multiple stresses to plants. “One of them that comes to mind is just the salt load that comes with it,” said John Parrish, Agronomist and Consultant with Ag Nutrients, who works closely with the Redox Midwest Agronomy Team. “When I say salt, I don't mean sodium specifically. A lot of times that's what it is, but just the concentration or the amount of nutrients. So it's not a uniform source. It does have quite a bit of variability in it and that's where we get that salt load. So now you start to get an elevated level of that nutrient and we start to see plant stresses from it.” Parrish said OsmoFlow has been a key factor in minimizing stress, keeping plants in balance, and maximizing yield and quality. “OsmoFlow is a biostimulant surfactant designed to help with three different stresses,” he said. “When you apply it soil based, you're looking at trying to, I'm going to say inactivate or reduce that charge, that positive charge most of the time in the soil and help flush it out. And now we're going to start to build soil structure. There's some other properties that are going to help us build that soil structure and that's going to help us start to, release that water easier for that plant to get. The neat part about it is it also works in the plant with the RAM technology that's in there. Now we can start to balance that charge in the plant and that plant can actually help us through this stressor.” Find out more about how OsmoFlow can help your farm, here: https://www.redoxgrows.com/product/osmoflow/ .

August 26, 2026Episode 18618 min

Powering Winning Agronomy in the Heartland

The Midwest has long been a farming powerhouse, including productive corn and soybean fields as far as the eye can see. At the second annual XPRT Farm Field Day in Missouri Valley, Iowa, growers and industry members gathered to see crops powered by Redox and hear about the decades of science that backs this successful agronomy. “The difference that Redox is making in the Midwest is absolutely tremendous,” said Redox Agronomist Zach Carlson. “It has absolutely been adopted very, very quickly.” One attendee was Tom Haase with TN Ag in Nebraska, a grower, crop advisor and distributor. A top priority is increasing efficiency with nitrogen. “The more money we can save the farmer, the more return on investment he has on the field.” A key component to better optimizing nitrogen, which has multiple benefits, is the breakthrough product, RDX-N®, a patented and potent biostimulant that took years to perfect. Grower Chris Duffy in New York also attended the field day. He said he has significantly increased his use of Redox products, and the results to date have been very promising. “Soil health starts with having a healthy plant,” remarked Kelly Roder of Green Key Ag in Iowa. Roder and Noah Fedders from Green Key were also on hand. “A healthier plant means the less fertilizer used, because we are mineralizing better. It’s a spiral up verses a spiral down.” Find out more about the 500-acre XPRT Farm at redoxgrows.com/xprt/ .

August 19, 2026Episode 18524 min

California's Almond Authority

Mel Machado, Chief Agricultural Officer at Blue Diamond Growers, has seen a lot of change in his nearly 35 years working for the cooperative. Since he started, the statewide crop has more than tripled in acreage, and has grown into California’s second biggest ag commodity. Harvest is underway, and Machado spends virtually every day, traveling throughout the Central Valley visiting with their 3,000 growers and checking crop progress. The current forecast is for 2.7 billion pounds shelled, which would be very close to the 2025 harvest. While harvest is all encompassing, the almond industry has made steady progress in sustainability, refining crucial areas like water use efficiency, habitat management and getting the most from crop nutrition. Machado said this is his dream job. “I get to work with an amazing group of people around the valley,” he said. “The best decision I ever made was to come to Blue Diamond.” Find out more at bluediamondgrowers.com .

August 12, 2026Episode 18418 min

Boosting Farm Productivity in the Land of Vandals

Idaho’s Palouse Region is off the beaten path for many, but it’s where a significant impact is made to help keep farmers productive and consumers well-fed. With a storied history dating back to the 19th century, the University is Idaho is one of the nation’s premier public research institutions. Redox was provided a campus tour, including the Soil Stewards Farm and Deep Soil Ecotron. "Collectively together we have the opportunity to really lean in and make sure that we're providing as your land grant university the research that's needed to help our producers be successful," remarked Leslie Edgar, J.R. Simplot Endowed Dean of the University of Idaho's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Find out more about the University of Idaho and how it helps farm productivity at uidaho.edu/cals.

August 5, 2026Episode 18317 min

High Stakes Farming on California’s South Coast

Specialty crop growers on the California Coast operate with elevated risk. Many facets of farming are out of a grower’s control. Chris Oliva is Key Accounts and Southern Sales Manager for AgRx, a leading independent supplier of traditional and organic crop protection and nutrient products, including Redox Bio-Nutrients technology. He said coastal growers face stringent regulation, high land prices and volatile markets, so sound agronomic decisions are a necessity. "I've known these families all my life," Oliva said. "There is a special bond. When we come to them with a product, they trust that this product is going to get them the results that they want." Find out more at AgRx.com.

July 29, 2026Episode 18218 min

Teamwork and Innovation Drive California Strawberry Success

Just like the industry it is serving, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Strawberry Center has grown a lot in the last decade. This year’s 10th annual field day attracted more than 600 growers, scientists and industry members. While the California strawberry crop value has increased markedly to $3.5 billion last year, work at Cal Poly has intensified. “The three main areas we cover are entomology, plant pathology and automation,” said founding director, Gerald Holmes. “Part of our mission statement is that the research and education that we do addresses grower’s needs. If we’re not doing that, we’re not doing our job.” Automation is a top industry focus because about 60 percent of a grower’s expenses come from labor. Innovations of interest include robotic harvesters, a double-barreled bug vacuum and an autonomous pest and disease control using ultraviolet light. Find out more about the strawberry center at strawberry.calpoly.edu .

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