Michael Dustan

Michael Dustan

El Cajon, California, United States
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Equilibrium Ag Consulting
American Society of Agronomy

About

I am an Agronomist (a scientist who works in soil management and crop production to…

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Experience

  • Equilibrium Ag Consulting

    San Diego, California, United States

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    West Coast Production Areas

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    Fresno, California Area

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    San Diego, California

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    San Diego

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    Dorset, United Kingdom

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    South West, United Kingdom

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    South West, United Kingdom

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    South West, United Kingdom

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    Bruton, United Kingdom

Education

  • American Society of Agronomy

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    Activities and Societies: American Society of Agronomy

    Certification designed to assess the ability of the individual to advise farmers and growers on the growing of crops and specialty products.

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    California Agricultural Pest Control Advisor

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    Soil Balancing.

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    Activities and Societies: Royal Society of Biology

    The term Chartered Biologist is a British professional qualification in biology. The title "Chartered Biologist" is legally protected in the UK, and Chartered Biologists have the exclusive entitlement to use the designation CBiol after their names.
    The status of Chartered Biologist is conferred upon both Fellows and Members of the Royal Society of Biology. The conditions for qualification are either (a) two years of training in their programme of continuing professional development, or (b)…

    The term Chartered Biologist is a British professional qualification in biology. The title "Chartered Biologist" is legally protected in the UK, and Chartered Biologists have the exclusive entitlement to use the designation CBiol after their names.
    The status of Chartered Biologist is conferred upon both Fellows and Members of the Royal Society of Biology. The conditions for qualification are either (a) two years of training in their programme of continuing professional development, or (b) substantial professional experience over 10 years.
    The Chartered Biologist designation is recognised under Directive 2005/36/EC, of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 7 September 2005. This directive establishes a system for the recognition of professional qualifications, in order to help make labour markets more flexible, further liberalise the provision of services, encourage more automatic recognition of qualifications and simplify administrative procedures.

  • Soil chemistry, physics and agronomy.

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    Craftsman certificates in mechanized operation and dairying.

Licenses & Certifications

Projects

  • Improved product and program evaluations.

    Pioneered use of enviropro capacitance meters in product and program evaluations.

  • Echelon Platform Development

    Working on the development and testing of a complete suite of applications for growers bringing all aspects of farming together in one place. From site selection to soil preparation, irrigation management to yield data and asset management.

  • Sodium Remediation Product

    Sodium remediation product developed and tested that worked really well. Development is ongoing to bring to commercial application.

  • 3-6-12 Tierra Vida. Development of a unique balanced and fully available fertilizer for use in a wide range of crops.

    Developed a unique balanced and available fertilizer for use in a wide range of crops that supplies critical nutrients, energy and stress relief to the plant. Using unique technology, which included biochemistry that aids the release of unavailable nutrients, together with health and stress relief products.

  • Custom granular and fertigation blends

    Custom granular and fertigation blends developed specifically for growers and their unique circumstances. Using water, soil and tissue test interpretation.

  • Projects and achievments

    Under my advice at Valdivia Farms, Carlsbad, they are undertaking regular tissue
    testing to fine-tune their fertilizer inputs and say they are having the highest yielding
    and best looking tomatoes they have ever produced.

    Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club agreed to adopt my full greens program tailored to their
    requirements, which have given terrific color and performance throughout the
    programs’ use at a lower cost than they previously had.

    La Quinta Country Club have…

    Under my advice at Valdivia Farms, Carlsbad, they are undertaking regular tissue
    testing to fine-tune their fertilizer inputs and say they are having the highest yielding
    and best looking tomatoes they have ever produced.

    Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club agreed to adopt my full greens program tailored to their
    requirements, which have given terrific color and performance throughout the
    programs’ use at a lower cost than they previously had.

    La Quinta Country Club have adopted and implemented my soils program across the
    course and has achieved the best color, cover and playability with reduced disease
    incidents ever.

    I have shown The Hideaway, La Quinta and the Tradition Golf Club, La Quinta how to
    improve water permeability into their soils and turf resulting in improved color and turf
    density. This has in turn improved over-seed performance.

    Bermuda Dunes Country Club adopted my soils program and have achieved the best
    greens they have ever had.

    Due to my changing the soil chemistry at Bonita Golf Course, they have been been
    able to control and reduce sodium build-up in their greens giving them an all-time-
    best root complex. In turn this has enabled the greens to withstand the stresses of
    play and weather, with very little turf loss in extreme conditions. This course has
    possibly the worst irrigation water in Southern California.

  • Full Holistic Programs

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    Development of full holistic programs tackling water, soil and plant issues.

Organizations

  • American Society of Agronmists

    Member

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