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By: Kirk Williams, Lecturer-kirk.w.williams@ttu.edu Lots of time is spent selecting products to control late season pests but how much time do we spend fine tuning our sprayer for these applications? Late season spray applications can be critical in delivering clean fruit and keeping a functioning canopy post-harvest especially in areas ...

By: Cheryl Gray Wineries depend upon the knowledge of packaging companies, not only to boost their products’ aesthetic quality but also to maximize time and minimize product loss when it comes to filling, sealing, shipping and other aspects of the packaging process. Among the experts is A-B-C Packaging Machine Corporation, ...

By: Becky Garrison The Southern Oregon AVA, established in 2005, consists of five distinct regions: Rogue Valley AVA, Applegate Valley AVA, Umpqua Valley AVA, Red Hill Douglas County AVA and Elkton Oregon AVA. Multiple rivers – Umpqua, Applegate, Illinois and Rogue – traverse throughout this region, thus creating a number ...

Award-Winning Kentucky Wines By: Gerald Dlubala There are those who believe that award-winning wine couldn't possibly come from a Kentucky winery. After all, Kentucky is known for bourbon and horses, right? The innovative, welcoming, award-winning gold medal folks at Up The Creek Winery would like to speak with you. It ...

By: Lauren A. Galbraith Family wineries face certain common issues when it comes to succession planning, and there are steps you can take to help ensure the longevity and success of your brand and business. Step 1 - Develop a Plan Benjamin Franklin is thought to have said: “By failing ...

By: Trevor Troyer - Vice President at Agricultural Risk Management, LLC Grape crop insurance is a federally subsidized program that is administered by the USDA Risk Management Agency. Policies are sold by independent agents and agencies throughout the country. There are thirteen approved insurance providers (insurance companies) that work with ...

By: Susan DeMatei, Founder of WineGlass Marketing Unless you’ve lived in your cellar for the past five years, you’ve noticed we live in a subscription economy. We have subscriptions for food, clothing, pets, razors, socks, movies, sports, makeup, and almost anything. You name it, and there is a box that ...

By: Kirk Williams, Lecturer-Texas Tech University Drip irrigation systems are a critical part of vineyard infrastructure. Drip irrigation systems need maintenance to deliver water efficiently and uniformly over a long period of time. Where drip irrigation systems are used to deliver fertilizers and pesticides distribution uniformity becomes even more critical ...

By: Tod Stewart Bonnie and Clyde. Jekyll and Hyde. Bread and butter. Salt and pepper. Some things are so synonymous with something else that it’s almost impossible to mention one without the other. In the oenophilic world, it’s hard to mention Argentina without mentioning (or at least thinking about) malbec ...

Fast & Efficient Ways to Help Material Handling By: Cheryl Gray Before wine is bottled, labeled and ready to ship, wineries and vineyards have to shift large quantities of materials from one place to the next. The movement, storage and protection of these assets form an entire industry known as ...