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manufacturer of innovative orchard and vineyard Allen said that a significant advantage of using
equipment. It offers a Turbo EVO line as just one Rinieri’s multi-tool equipment is the ability of the
way to accommodate consumer demand for multi- vineyard to move into a more organic way of farm-
use, easy-to-operate equipment. Its other most ing.
popular implement, the Bio-Dynamic, is exception-
al at fast weeding–up to seven mph–in between “Organic farming practices are the future.
rows in orchards and vineyards. Rinieri multi-tools Consumers have become invested in purchasing
feature three-point hitch hookups and dual control from organic producers, so vineyards must move
adjustable hydraulics that maneuver the equip- to meet this demand. Our tooling helps alleviate
ment in an inward and outward motion, offering the need for chemical use. With access to mul-
increased speeds, performance and time savings tiple implements to help maintain the vineyard,
over standard single hydraulic systems. the pressure and need to use chemicals lessens.
Organic farming practices are a major trend that is
“With the option of having interchangeable heads, not going away. Consumers are looking for organic
vineyard managers get access to all the tools they capabilities in their major purchases, so equipment
need to do their mowing, cultivating, weeding, designers and manufacturers have to respond.”
discing, plowing, sucker removal and more,” said
Allen. “Smaller producing vineyards can start with Optimizing time with efficiency:
the basics, maybe just the one or two heads that Tillage Management, Inc
they use most often and add other heads if need-
ed. Rinieri designs their equipment to be used with Typically, vineyard managers look to tillage equip-
your current farm tractors, but if you don’t have ment in the fall or early spring for working the
the hydraulic capability on your current equipment, ground and incorporating any cover crops into
they can help with that as well.” the soil. By offering implements that can perform

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