Now that bud burst is here it wont be long before we need to apply the first spray of the season, probably a sulphur spray to prevent Powdery Mildew. It can be a bit time consuming driving up each row with a tractor and if you dotn have a cab on your tractor then it can get really hot in your spray suit & mask. Not the best job to be had in the vineyard.
Heres a video of spraying by helicopter in Burgundy. Looks like a great idea. Its something we dont do much of here in New Zealand and Im wondering why the big companies dont given the size of their vineyards. It looks quick and easy.
Then again it also looks really dangerous.
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Recently when I was in Piedmont there was some helicopter spraying going on due to rain and not being able to get the tractors into the steep vineyards. The local growers felt that helicopter spraying wasn't particularly effective because of the turbulence created.
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