It depends on your region, and some level of mechanization may make sense depending on your scale (IE maybe just mechanized spraying, harvesting, or other facets). Mechanized precision pruning along with all other facets tends to become economical on larger blocks (200+ acres) with higher yield in our area. In CA, that may be more dependent on the high labor costs and what price point you are producing fruit for. High labor cost+low fruit prices can = profitable at much smaller acreages out west.
@@texasvinecountry119 Wow. Much larger than I expected. I'll know what right for me after I finish the business plan, obviously. While I have your attention, what additional revenue streams do you pull in from your vineyards/wineries?
@@TyinAlaska Currently, only fruit sales. We have considered adding a HarvestHost or other revenue streams as well. Some vineyards also produce marketable hay crops from their cover crops and there is ongoing research being done on the west coast on using hay cover crops to extract overabundant nutrients from the soil while also generating income (triticale/barley for salt, ??? for boron, etc).
💐🌷 very nice jee
At what point does it become economically viable to mechanize a vinyard?
It depends on your region, and some level of mechanization may make sense depending on your scale (IE maybe just mechanized spraying, harvesting, or other facets). Mechanized precision pruning along with all other facets tends to become economical on larger blocks (200+ acres) with higher yield in our area. In CA, that may be more dependent on the high labor costs and what price point you are producing fruit for. High labor cost+low fruit prices can = profitable at much smaller acreages out west.
@@texasvinecountry119 Wow. Much larger than I expected. I'll know what right for me after I finish the business plan, obviously. While I have your attention, what additional revenue streams do you pull in from your vineyards/wineries?
@@TyinAlaska Currently, only fruit sales. We have considered adding a HarvestHost or other revenue streams as well. Some vineyards also produce marketable hay crops from their cover crops and there is ongoing research being done on the west coast on using hay cover crops to extract overabundant nutrients from the soil while also generating income (triticale/barley for salt, ??? for boron, etc).