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Around The Vineyard
ORCAL is another Oregon-based company special- cals of any kind we are using, the better, including
izing in industry-leading products that help vine- organic chemicals. Lime Sulfur Ultra is every bit as
yards develop best practices for protecting their effective at controlling all the same pests as tradi-
grapes. The company was founded in 1997 and is tional lime sulfurs with a fraction of the rate. This
located in Willamette Valley, a major agricultural reduces the carbon footprint and resources needed
region and home to a number of world-renowned to control a wide host of pests plaguing growers
vineyards. today. Also, it isn’t just a fungicide; it is a miticide
and insecticide as well. When we are able to do
ORCAL promotes crop protection and sustainable more with less, that not only has an impact on our
farming through aggressive research and develop- environment but also a grower’s budget and bot-
ment, continuous education and innovative tech- tom line.”
nology. It promotes its products as industry-leading
and prides itself on building and maintaining integ- For growers who want management services
rity with its business clients and associates. Its ser- to mitigate the threat of disease in their vine-
vices range from custom formulations to product yards, there are companies like Atlas Vineyard
packaging. Management. As the firm’s senior viticulturist,
Rowan-Davis says the responsibility to protect vine-
One of the company’s game-changing products yards from disease is year-round, including guard-
is Lime Sulfur Ultra, which is described as a three- ing against the pests that can spread disease.
in-one product, making it a viable weapon in the
fight against vineyard diseases caused by bacteria “For each of our farming clients, we provide a
and fungi. Thomas Putzel is Territory Manager for pre-season customized chemical application plan
ORCAL. He describes how his company reinvented and then support that plan in-season with our
the use of an old-school method, transforming it scouting service. This allows us to respond to sea-
for today’s needs. sonal shifts as well as new pests as they arrive.
In some cases, our customers are very involved in
these decisions, while in others, we simply act and
do what is needed to produce high quality, clean
fruit for harvest.”
As there is no cure for many of the diseases
caused by bacteria and fungi in vineyards, a plan of
defense is key to fighting this ever-present danger.
Clean planting, early treatment and strategic plan-
ning to thwart ingredient resistance are essential
tools in minimizing the threat of vineyard disease.
ORCAL’s Lime Sulfur Ultra
“When most people think of lime sulfur, they think
of the high rates and that they are only safe to use
during the dormant period. That might have been
true 100 years ago with the older technology. This
is not the case with Lime Sulfur Ultra. The reduced
rates have many benefits—first, the fewer chemi-
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