Putting pests in their place

Photos courtesy of OHP

Pests can be dangerous in controlled environment agriculture. They can eat away at your plants and your profits. You need the best tools to protect the plants so you can sell them and make the money to grow another day.

With OHP’s nine OMRI-listed pest management product solutions, the company helps CEA farmers grow healthy and robust edible crops. Growers can use these products in well-rounded, rotational pest management systems.

OHP’s products have a whole host of characteristics that enable them to drive higher profits for growers. “Unique OMRI product offerings provide growers with easy-to-use, safe solutions for their crops. Formulations are designed to be grower friendly,” says Sam Drahn, technical manager at OHP. “Most of OHP’s BioSolutions products can be tank mixed and are biologically compatible with other biopesticides. All products under the BioSolutions umbrella are OMRI-listed and fit well into existing IPM and biological programs. Most are safe on beneficial insects and pollinators. The entire BioSolutions line is registered in all 50 states. Each product is labeled for numerous crops including greens, fruits and vegetables in a wide range of growing environments. Our technical support and product integration services are unique and second to none.”

Drahn has seen his fair share of success stories from growers who use OHP products. “Growers comment on the diversity of our portfolio and the ease of use our BioSolutions products offer,” he explains. “Products are well researched and formulated for success. Short REI’s — four hours or less — same-day harvest intervals and minimal PPE are attractive to growers who cannot afford to slow down when applying products. Our offerings are broad and well rounded. They are helpful when growers need solid, trusted products for a wide range of pest issues.”

OHP strives to be the best partners to growers, both on the technical side and the sales side. “We aim to be flexible and effective partners by supporting growers with innovative products and unmatched technical service,” Drahn says.

At the center of OHP’s customer support are its technical sales managers and technical managers. “OHP offers unparalleled technical and sales support to the end user,” Drahn says. “Partnering with growers every step of the way is OHP’s foundational approach. Our six technical sales managers are experienced and knowledgeable. They are spaced across the U.S., and with our distribution partners, provide swift assistance and support.”

The company’s two technical managers, Drahn and Dr. Carlos Bográn, help evaluate and develop new products, perform and manage trials, provide grower assistance and are active in the industry to maintain a deep network of researchers and growers to help field questions and remain current. In doing all this, they provide growers in need with essential support.

That’s how OHP lives up to being “Partners with Solutions.”