Using mechanical pruning like above can save between 60% to 80% of labor operation costs per acre compared to manual pruning alone. (Hector Amezcua/UC Davis) Wine grape growers in California and ...
Manual harvesting remains a major bottleneck in muscadine grape production, accounting for up to 40% of production costs. This study tackles that challenge by identifying the key traits and genetic ...
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My mother, who grew up outside Boston, loved telling the story about one of her early visits "up home" to visit my father’s family in rural Whitefield, Maine. This happened in the 1940s. By then, ...
WALLA WALLA -- When considering the process of winemaking, some minds might recall Episode 23 of "I Love Lucy," titled "Lucy's Italian Movie." While the iconic scene, featuring Lucille Ball and Teresa ...
Suisun Valley, perfectly nestled between coastal mountain ranges southeast of Napa, is a wine grower’s paradise and the fruits of their labor are being pulled from vines each day from now through ...
Suisun Valley, perfectly nestled between coastal mountain ranges southeast of Napa, is a wine grower’s paradise and the fruits of their labor are being pulled from vines each day from now through ...
Wine grape growers in California and elsewhere face increasing labor costs and severe labor shortages, making it difficult to manage and harvest a vineyard while maintaining profitability. Growers are ...