Vineyard Ops
Vineyard Ops, Inc. has been helping western state vineyards achieve maximum profits for their vineyard harvesting, pruning and pest control operations while maintaining the quality product demanded in today’s competitive winegrape and olive markets.
Our top-end, professional-grade equipment allows for efficient, quality olive and grape harvesting, even on difficult terrain. We are dedicated to helping local vineyard operators optimize their per acre return on investment.
Vineyard Ops, Inc. specializes in the mechanical grape harvesting and olive harvestings for growers throughout California. Operated by our highly-skilled team of trained technicians, our fleet of New Holland Braud harvesters quarantee maximum output even in the most demanding conditions, while avoiding damage to the vineyard and safeguarding the quality of the crop.
Harvesting
Our modern, state of the art Braud harvesters are able to mechanically harvest in a variety of field conditions including slopes up to 30% with limited turning radius.
Mechanical grape harvesting and olive harvesting can be done at night, allowing for the harvesting and delivery of cold fruit. Mechanical harvesting of grapes and olives can take the place of large numbers of costly hand labor.
The New Holland Braud mechanical harvester has been designed for use throughout the year, from pre-pruning, to cultivation, to spraying, to grape harvesting and olive harvesting.
Vineyard Pest Control
Vineyard Ops, Inc. provides specialty crop protection services to our winegrape growers within the North Coast region. We adhere to an Integrated Pest Managegment (IPM) approach in order to “manage pest damage by the most economical means, and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.”
Vineyard Ops, Inc. also provides field scouting and pest control recommendations by a licensed Pest Control Advisor. Using our fleet of New Holland Braud tractors fitted with specially engineered multi-row spraying equipment to provide vineyard spraying services.
Pruning
Vineyard Ops, Inc. provides mechanical pruning services to our winegrape growers in the California North Coast region. Removing up to 90% of the dormant tissue, mechanical pre-pruning is an effective method to combat eutypya in the vineyard as well as delaying bud break in frost prone areas. Additionally mechanical pre-pruning allows the grower to bring in fewer people to complete pruning.