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An honest look at no-till
It’s not for the faint of heart Going no-till certainly has been picking up steam in recent years, and overall it’s a good thing. When I first got involved in viticulture back in 2010 I
Planning on automating irrigation this year?
Read this first! As agricultural consultants in California, irrigation consulting during the growing season is our bread and butter. A lot of times, especially in vineyards with lighter soils where I recommend short and frequent
A diamond is forever, just like this bad market isn’t
An interview with Christian Klier of Turrentine Brokerage These are lean times. Or at least, they sure seem that way for many a grapegrower. As a viticulturist, market analysis is out of my wheelhouse. I
What does a prolonged heat wave mean for the vintage?
It could be worse… We are wrapping up a particularly hot July. The last time I had to write about heat stress was 2022, so this year seems to be making up for 2023’s persistent
I got frosted…now what?
How to hedge your losses I had an macroeconomics professor preface the start of the semester stating that any question asked in his class was answerable with “it depends”…or “China”. While I don’t remember a
Does a lot of rain mean a lot of aquifer replenishment?
Let’s ask a hydrogeologist! I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Timothy Parker of Parker Groundwater Consulting in Sacramento, CA. Timothy Parker began his career as a regulator working in contaminant hydrogeology. He
