Five things to consider when buying a tractor
An example of an older tractor without modern-day features of a rollover protection structure (now mandatory) and an enclosed cab
Most vineyard tasks mechanized
This trunk scrubber of the vMech system is used by Ste. Michelle Wine Estates to control suckers. The device looks
New grape disease reduces yields, quality
Left: A Merlot grapevine shows redleaf symptoms on mature leaves in the lower portions of the canopy. Symptoms are easily
Mechanizing vineyard saves hundreds per acre
At year’s end, when costs of all the grapevine tasks are added up, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates’s Mike Means calculates
An urgent plea for immigration reform
Devout Christians will tell you God works in mysterious ways. So, perhaps it was divine intervention that two teenagers from
Tree fruit program revived
Although Leo Garcia is best known in the tree fruit industry for championing education programs for Hispanic workers, he’s also
Last Bite: FruiTrivia
1. An experimental Solid Set Canopy Delivery System is designed for: a. Applying pesticides b. Evaporative cooling c. Dispensing
Another Geneva mixup
For the second time in as many years, there has been a stumble along the road to bringing the new
Grape harvesters are going high-tech
The grape harvester, on display at an Italian equipment show, can sort fruit in the field for MOG (material
