Posted on Aug 21, 2018
West Texas Vineyards Blasted By Herbicide Drift From Nearby Cotton Fields
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On the High Plains in West Texas, hot winds blast through cotton fields as far as the eye can see. In the middle of it all is a tiny vineyard. Andis Applewhite is the owner. She's an artist whose family has worked this land for a century. They once planted crops more typical of the neighborhood, like cotton and wheat. Applewhite decided to try something different: She put in a couple of acres of cabernet franc grapes.
West Texas Vineyards Blasted By Herbicide Drift From Nearby Cotton Fields
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Wine
Wine Making
State of Texas
Agriculture
Farming
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That herbicide isn't going to be good for the grapes, high chance of total loss.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth My Grandpa taught Me to Make Wine at 12, I've Grown Grapes on and off for Years, Takes 3 years for a Vine to Produce and they are Damn Finicky, Highly Susceptible to Black Rot (Fungus), If You're Growing Concords You can't use any Fungicide containing Sulfur (Which is the Most Effective Fungicide). My Son and Daughter Live in Wine Country in Oregon and Washington so My Heart goes out to Vineyard Owner/Operators.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - We have a pretty good size batch of grapes grown in my neck of the woods, the bulk go to Welches for grape juice.
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And the terrible part is if they were truying to get certified organic that would set them back 3 years. Even if the herbicide was from drift
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