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The winegrape industry is well suited to mechanized production
Published on: July 25, 2019
UCCE specialist Kaan Kurtural, pictured above, said labor costs about 7 cents per vine with mechanical management vs. $1 per vine using conventional labor.
UCCE specialist Kaan Kurtural, pictured above, said labor costs about 7 cents per vine with mechanical management vs. $1 per vine using conventional labor.

A major expense in producing winegrapes is labor. Two UC Cooperative Extension experts appeared on the Jefferson Exchange radio program to explain how mechanization of pruning, leaf removal and shoot thinning, combined with mechanized harvesting widely implemented decades ago, will dramatically reduce the need for labor in California winegrape production.

"The minimum wage is going to increase to $15 per hour in 2022," said George Zhuang, viticulture advisor with UCCE Fresno County. Besides, it is getting...

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Focus Area: Agriculture
Tags: George Zhuang (2), Kaan Kurtural (8), labor (6), winegrapes (5)
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Published on: March 29, 2019
"I saw more butterflies in the last 10 minutes than I've seen my entire life," Jason Suppes of UC South Coast REC wrote on Twitter.

New Series of Nitrogen Management Advice Available

(Cal Ag Today) March 28

California growers can download a new series of publications summarizing efficient nitrogen management practices from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. The publications are designed to assist growers in complying with state regulations for tracking and reporting nitrogen fertilizer applied to crops, in an effort to prevent nitrogen from leaching into groundwater.

https://californiaagtoday.com/new-series-of-nitrogen-management-advice-available

 

UC helps growers comply with new...

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