John Winings

Agronomist and Farm Analyst @California Olive Ranch

Northern California, US

CROP EXPERIENCE • Super-high-density olive: 5,550 acres NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT • Leaf sap analysis: cutting-edge nutrient analysis which reveals internal physiological partitioning of mobile and immobile nutrients • Pinpoint the crop’s nutrient demand timings • Reveal relative internal crop nutrient storage capacity • Amplifies differences in fertilizer product uptake/efficacy • Analysis of soil, water, and conventional leaf sample data • Prescribe best nutrient management strategies based on university recommendations, internal data analysis, and on-farm logistics • Fertilizer cost analysis, bidding/purchasing CROP PROTECTION MANAGEMENT • Product efficacy assessment, cost analysis, bidding/purchasing, and inventory tracking DATA PROCESSING AND STATISTICS • Audit of farming methods • Compiled and organized all current and historical soil, water, and leaf sample data • Graphed best-fit linear average trendlines per nutrient per field from the leaf sample data, superimposed against critical nutrient thresholds established by the scientific literature • Statistically elucidated irrigation mismanagement as the primary cause of shoot growth discrepancies in certain orchards; late nitrogen applications were also impactful albeit less significantly • Elucidated differences in new foliar fertilizer product efficacies and application timings • Thorough and timely agronomic status reporting to the Executive Management Team including members of the Board of Directors ORGANIC CROP PRODUCTION: 650 acres • Fertility program development: compost, fish hydrolysate, cover crop, rotational sheep grazing, compost tea, molasses, 16-0-0, and SOP • Organic crop protection EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH • Provided consultation on all the above workflows to outside growers selling their olives to California Olive Ranch for processing • Agronomic presenter at California Olive Ranch’s sponsored Grower Day and Field Day events

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Master of Science (M.S.), Agronomy Major, Statistics Minor

Brigham Young University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Plant Biology (Horticulture) Major, Organic Chemistry and Business Management Minors