Vineyard Services
Comprehensive Farming Services
The following list includes, but not limited to, the more common services provided.
Vineyard
Development
Complete Vineyard Planning and Design · Trellis Design and Installation · Irrigation Layout and Installation (Drip and Sprinkler) · Vineyard Layout and Planting
Vine
Maintenance
Pre-Pruning · Pruning (Cane or Cordon) · Training & Tying · Suckering (hand and mechanical), Shoot Positioning, Wire Raking · Leafing: mechanical and manual
Trellis Maintenance & Repair
Vineyard
Monitoring
Weather Monitoring · Frost/Heat Protection · Vineyard Mapping · Irrigation Management: Pressure Bomb, Neutron Probe, Computer Vision · Pest and Disease Monitoring
Vineyard Floor
Management
Mowing, Chopping & Brush Disposal (Pruning) · Cultivation: discing, spading · Undervine management– Hoe-plowing, Sunflower, or Weed-knife, mowing · Weed Control: Mechanical & Chemical
Vineyard
Health
Nutrient Analysis of Plant & Soil: Fertilizer & Soil Amendment Application · Fertilization, Fertigation, Chemigation, Compost – Broadcast and/or Injection · Mildew, Botrytis & Canker Control – Organic or Conventional · Soil & Vine Nutrient Management · Cover Crop Selection & Planting · Vineyard Research
Harvest
Management
Sugar Sampling · Harvest Scheduling · Grape Harvesting and Delivery: ½ Ton · Macro bins or Valley Bins
Environmental
Management
Erosion Control System Installation · River Restoration Projects · Vineyard Sustainability Certifications · Bird/Owl box Installation and Monitoring