Vineyard Ops. Inc. Information

Custom Harvesting and Crop Protections Services Mechanical Grape Harvesting Using our fleet of Braud Harvesters, our technicians guarantee optimal setup and perfomance in even the most demanding conditionas, while avoiding damage to the vineyard and safeguarding the quality of the harvested grapes. Reduce costly hand labor, modern technology and experienced operators allow us to harvest day and night on slopes up to 30%. Crop Protection With our adherance to Sustainable Farming Practices and a commitment to safety, we provide custom spray application services. Our modern, multi-row sprayers utilize forced air delivery systems which insure the product is hitting the target. Our Certified Pest Control Advisor can assist you in evaluating your vineyard for pest issues and develop strategies includng written recomendations for pesticide usage. Mechanized Pre-Pruning Using a Pellenc pre-pruner attachment, we remove 90% of the shoot growth on the VSP system prior to the grower sending in a smaller workforce to make final pruning cuts. Use this as an effective tool to delay budbreak in frost prone arreas or combat the spread of Eutypa in your vineyard. Mechanical Olive Harvesting With the cababilities to harvest olives grown for olive oil on the super-high density system, our specially modified harvesters maximize the picking area while safeguarding fruit quality. The Unique soft bucket collection system is safe on young trees and prevents fruit loss.