A new study should provide vineyard managers new techniques for producing healthy and long-lasting grape crops. After extensive trials, data indicated that soil sampling within a 20- to 40-centimeter ...

RUTHERFORD, Calif. – The grape vines that grower Frank Leeds tends in Napa Valley stand among the unheralded heroes of California’s drought, producing decade after decade of respected Cabernets and ...

California grape growers in coastal areas can use less water during times of drought and cut irrigation levels without affecting crop yields or quality, according to a new study out of the University ...

Farmers used to pour water down ditches or furrows to irrigate their vineyards, or use overhead sprinklers. Most growers have to pump water underground from wells and that can be expensive. So in San ...

RUTHERFORD, Calif. (AP) - The grape vines that grower Frank Leeds tends in Napa Valley stand among the unheralded heroes of California's drought, producing decade after decade of respected Cabernets ...

Prosser, WA — The inland areas of the Pacific Northwest, where rainfall averages only 4 to 12 inches per year, present growing challenges for vineyard owners and wine grape producers. The arid ...

More than three years of drought has reduced reservoir storage in California and groundwater supply. Some wine grape growers in Amador County are worried the limited resource could make this season ...

Grapes — for the table or the wine bottle — are a great plant for the landscape and for the not-so-attentive gardener. “You can abuse them,” says Contra Costa Master Gardener and grape expert Norm ...

SANTA ANA PUEBLO - What is the optimal amount of water to raise quality wine grapes? That is the question New Mexico State University’s viticulture specialist Gill Giese and Pueblo of Santa Ana's ...

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Study sheds new light on how to mitigate drought effects California coastal grape growers could cut irrigation water by half without affecting yield or quality Replacing 50% of the water lost to ...