Desert Control

30/07/2026

Grapes in the Coachella Valley.

Desert Control has applied Liquid Natural Clay to a 2-acre grape block in California’s Coachella Valley, one of the state’s earliest harvest regions, and one of its driest.

The soils here are sandy. Water and nutrients move straight past the root zone. LNC binds to the sand particles and holds both where the vine can reach them.

The trial is tracking:
Irrigation water applied vs. the grower’s standard practice
Soil moisture in the root zone
Yield and fruit quality at harvest

Applied through the existing drip system.

28/07/2026

New ground in Los Angeles.

Desert Control has started a Liquid Natural Clay pilot in the Los Angeles area

What we are measuring:
▪Irrigation water applied vs. control areas
▪Soil moisture retention in the root zone
▪Turf quality through peak summer demand

Southern California courses are working with tighter water budgets every season. The question this pilot answers is simple: how much less water can a course use and still give members the turf conditions they expect?

Results to follow.

23/07/2026

In California's Central Valley, water is the difference between a harvest and a loss.
We recently completed a pilot bringing Liquid Natural Clay (LNC) to a 10-acre apricot orchard in Kettleman City, one of the most water-stressed farming regions in the United States.
What makes this one worth sharing: LNC goes in straight through the grower's existing irrigation system. No new equipment, no disruption to daily operations. In the root zone, the clay helps sandy soil hold on to water and nutrients where the trees can actually use them.
For a permanent crop like apricots, that root-zone efficiency compounds season after season.
Pilots like this are how we prove it, acre by acre and crop by crop, that healthier soil and smarter water use go hand in hand.
What water challenges are you seeing in your region this season?

20/07/2026

New field trial results confirm the impact of Liquid Natural Clay. 🌱
In the Salinas Valley, LNC delivered a ~30% increase in romaine lettuce yield and a 33% improvement in water-use efficiency compared to untreated plots. These gains were achieved under identical irrigation, with no changes to standard farming practices.
A subsequent trial across more than 5 acres reinforced the findings, showing a 34% increase in yield.
What makes these results significant is where they occurred: in sandy soil (64% sand content) and in a row crop, both outside our traditional area of focus. This suggests our addressable market may be considerably larger than previously anticipated.
Read the full trial results and whitepaper 👉 desertcontrol.com/results/

Every claim we make about Liquid Natural Clay comes from a treated plot measured against an untreated one. The documents below carry the method, the

13/07/2026

Our next-generation production unit just completed its first commercial-scale field application: 12 acres of Medjool date palms in Somerton, Arizona. 🌴

This is the milestone we've been building toward — the transition from prototype development to full commercial production.

The new unit is engineered for high-capacity output in demanding environments, and Somerton delivered exactly that: hot, arid, sandy conditions. It performed to specification, applying Liquid Natural Clay (LNC) at a pace that dramatically outperforms our earlier equipment.

"Having our next-generation production unit in the field and performing at commercial scale are two of the most important milestones on our path to scaling Desert Control," says CEO James Thomas.

This unit is now our baseline for future builds, with additional units planned as we expand delivery capability across the American Southwest.

10/07/2026

Desert Control is proud to announce a new pilot of our LNC technology at a golf course in Los Angeles, California — the latest step in our expansion across Southern California's golf sector.

Golf courses in the region face a hard reality: irrigation is often their single largest operating cost, and water prices keep climbing. Some courses spend upwards of $1 million a year just to keep turf alive.

LNC changes the equation. By enabling sandy, fast-draining soils to retain water and nutrients, our technology can reduce irrigation needs by up to 25% — cutting costs, strengthening turf health, and freeing up budget to reinvest in the course.

This pilot builds on proven results at California courses like Woodland Hills Country Club and Berkeley Country Club, where LNC has been delivering measurable savings through peak summer heat.

Course operators: what would you do with 25% of your water budget back?

01/07/2026

“Will this compromise my irrigation lines?”

It’s one of the first questions growers raise — and a fair one. The answer is no.

Liquid Natural Clay is screen-filtered on the way in and again on the way out, with the irrigation lines flushed post-application to maintain clean, unobstructed flow. That process is exactly what’s pictured here — at a cherry orchard pilot in Kern County, California.

We integrated with the orchard’s existing irrigation infrastructure within 15 minutes of arriving on site. With the local water district reducing allocations for 2027, this grower is evaluating LNC as a means to improve water-use efficiency across their cherry crop. 🍒

23/06/2026

LNC in the field: Bakersfield, California

Our team applied Liquid Natural Clay to an almond orchard in California's Central Valley — one of the most water-stressed growing regions in the US.

LNC transforms sandy soils into root zones that hold water and nutrients where trees need them most. Less water. More resilience.

Want to know more? Reach out to our sales ag team.

17/06/2026

A key milestone for our next-generation production unit. 🌱

The core module for our next-gen Liquid Natural Clay production unit arrived from our manufacturing partner two weeks ago — and it's now in the hands of our Production Systems team.

They're completing system integration and performance testing ahead of the first field operations.

This unit is central to how we scale: expanding production capacity, improving field efficiency, and supporting larger-scale applications across our core markets.

Strong progress from the team as we move into the next phase of production.

16/06/2026

Wine grapes are one of the most water-intensive crops in the world. And remarkably, no one can tell you exactly how water-intensive which, for an industry already under pressure, is the real problem.

Approximately 30 gallons water are necessary to produce a single glass of wine The overwhelming majority of it is irrigation spent in the soil, long before a grape is ever harvested.

In California, much of the state's wine grape production sits in its most water-stressed regions As water grows scarcer and more expensive, the efficiency of every drop moves from the sustainability report to the balance sheet.

Healthy soil, especially in the root zone, is crucial for success That is the soil layer where LNC works.

Desert Control now has a pilot on California's Central Coast — Chardonnay country — treating this crop. The growers and regions that learn to do more with less water won't only farm more sustainably. They'll farm more economically. That is the shift worth watching.