Insights and Stories on Grapes

Oct. 5, 2020 at 3:24 pm CDT

Applications are now open for a federally-administered $35 million emergency on-farm support fund to help limit the impacts of COVID-19 on farms and on-farm workers. Aimed at farm workplaces and employee living quarters, the fund is being managed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), but cost-shared with participating producers at […]

By D.C. Fraser

Sep. 23, 2020 at 2:36 am CDT

Reuters — Heavy ground smoke clouded Hanson Vineyards in Oregon’s picturesque Willamette Valley for more than a week following a Labour Day windstorm that kicked up wildfires across the western United States. Jason Hanson expects his crews may only harvest five tons of grapes, including his Chardonnay and Gamay varieties, […]

By Karl Plume

Aug. 19, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

Vacaville, California | Reuters — Lightning strikes sparked dozens of wildfires in northern California’s wine country on Wednesday, burning dozens of structures and forcing thousands to flee their homes. California was hit by nearly 11,000 lightning strikes in 72 hours, sparking 367 fires, nearly two dozen of them major, as […]

By Steven Lam

Aug. 14, 2020 at 1:22 am CDT

The federal government has lined up eight projects to source and distribute perishable produce, meat, eggs and seafood piling up across Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the federal pandemic response, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in early May that Ottawa would budget $50 million for a […]

By Dave Bedard

Jul. 23, 2020 at 4:49 pm CDT

The Combi-Grape is a new sorting system available only on the Braud 8030L compact grape harvester. It has been developed to meet the needs of winemakers looking for a destemming and sorting system of premium-red varietals. “The Combi-Grape combines harvest quality and simple operation. We have chosen the best performance/quality […]

By Glacier FarmMedia