The Advanced Copper for Managing HLB and Canker in Citrus

Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB), and citrus canker are two devastating diseases that have plagued citrus trees worldwide, causing significant economic losses to citrus growers. In the search for effective solutions to combat these diseases, a promising innovation has emerged in the form of CS 2005, an advanced copper formulation with remarkable properties […]

CS 2005 Proven to Reduce HLB Titer in Trees

CS 2005 Proven to Reduce HLB Titer in Trees In the early days of HLB’s endemic spread across Florida, growers began trying many different products to mitigate the disease’s impact on grove productivity. At the time, there was a belief that any treatment that required each individual tree to be touched by a person was […]

Georgia Pecan Grower Praises CS 2005 Video Testimonial

Don Sykes is a pecan grower in Georgia who previously had issues battling Pecan Scab. We had the pleasure of meeting Don at The Georgia Pecan Growers Association Annual Conference & Tradeshow in 2023. He agreed to add CS 2005 to his spray program and here is his testimonial!

Magna-Bon Looking Forward to Getting in Front of More Customers

Magna-Bon, a family-owned-and-operated company that produces a wide range of exceptional agricultural products, recently partnered with Custom Ag Formulators, enabling the company to have more boots on the ground. “We utilize their sales representatives where we can focus on providing an exceptional OMRI-Listed copper sulfate pentahydrate to the industry,” said Chad Gillyard, managing director of […]

“I Believe in Magna-Bon” NC Blueberry Testimonial

A large North Carolina blueberry grower/packer has used Magna-Bon for several years after meeting the team at The Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference in Savannah and The North Carolina Blueberry Council in Fayetteville. “I believe in Magna-Bon” claims grower. “It has helped us fight gray mold, etc. in the packing house. We spray several […]

Magna-Bon Succeeds by Serving Growers

For the past 20 years, Magna-Bon Agricultural Control Solutions has been supporting growers with a line of products that help control algae and bacteria through applications that are alternatives to toxic chemicals. These include Magna-Bon’s staple product, Magna-Bon CS 2005, which the company describes as “a copper sulphate pentahydrate that is an environmentally friendly bactericide […]

CS 2005 Shows Favorable Results in Combating Powdery Mildew

Control of grape powdery mildew with synthetic, biological, and organic fungicides: 2021 field trials Akif Eskalen – UC Davis This trial was conducted at the University of California Davis Plant Pathology Fieldhouse Facility from April to July 2021. Treatments were placed in a complete randomized block design. Spraying was completed on July 9th based on […]

Evaluation of Bactericide Fire Blight Trials with Cornell University

Evaluation of Bactericide Programs for the Management of Fire Blight on ‘Idared’ Apples in New York, 2021. A research trial was conducted at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, NY to evaluate the effectiveness of bactericide programs for the management of blossom blight and shoot blight on apple. The orchard site is a planting of 18-yr-old ‘Idared’ […]

CS 2005 Helped Control Canker & Greening at Uncle Matt’s when paired with a micronutrient

Magna-Bon CS 2005 helped control citrus canker and citrus greening in organic orange trees when paired with a micronutrient Two environmentally friendly and sustainable products have emerged to help citrus growers fight two of the industry’s most threatening diseases, particularly in oranges, when used together in the same spray tank. The two products – Magna-Bon […]

Growing Organic Produce Profitably Requires a New Tack

It’s critical for growers to understand that organic farming requires a mindset that differs from conventional farming. Suppliers of organic products say the sooner growers realize that, the better. “Organics will not perform exactly like traditional pesticides and conventional fertilizers,” Ted Koellmann, Far West Regional Sales Manager, Hello Nature USA, Inc., says. “Often, it will take […]