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WIGA Fires up Discussion Blog!
Posted on: January 14, 2012
The Wine Islands Growers Association has taken the initiative to start up their own group blog for the discussion of issues and matters pertaining to growing in their region. Another awesome resource for island growers and also wine makers and viticulturists in the wider area. Head over [...]
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2012 Cherry Institue Symposium
Posted on: January 13, 2012
This annual event is being held again Friday, Jan. 13 in the Yakima convention centre and provides northwest cherry growers an avenue to gather, discuss current events, and hear the latest from researchers and authorities in the cherry growing world. [...]
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Making Garbage Beautiful
Posted on: December 27, 2011
In the Beginning: Officials from the town of Oliver approached Munckhof mfg to ask if we could come up with a design for a new garbage can to replace the aging cast aluminum ones currently in use. The parameters for [...]
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Animal Control
Posted on: September 27, 2011
Having trouble lately keeping the wildlife in the wild, they seem to prefer the fruits of civilization to their natural lifestyle. Deer, bear, and myriad types of birds flock to our little farm every fall to fatten up before winter [...]
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Pic of the Week
Posted on: September 16, 2011
These are a couple of heavy duty food grade stainless steel carts that were custom designed and built for a local winery that is eagerly awaiting the start of harvest and crush Small cart designed for moving around a small [...]
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Winterizing a Sprayer
Posted on: September 9, 2011
The time is rapidly approaching, the final sprays of the season are being applied and soon it will be time to settle in for a cold winter. But don’t forget about your sprayer! It needs to be taken care of [...]
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CHBC News Covers Munckhof Peach Packing Machine!
Posted on: September 1, 2011
How many times have you gone to the super market, and purchased a peach or nectarines, only to find out that they are as hard as a rock and have zero taste? I have done it only a handful of times, [...]
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Pic of the Week
Posted on: August 22, 2011
Pic of the Week; silviculture conifer block sterilizer These machines use hot water generated with natural gas to heat the styrofoam blocks, effectively washing and sterilizing any contaminants that may be left on them so that they can be recycled back into the system. A [...]
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Soil Compaction
Posted on: August 19, 2011
The issue of soil compaction in row crops is an interesting one. Most farmers dealing with soil compaction have the option of either trying to choose a different path for each pass and spread pressures out evenly, or drive the [...]
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Cherry season has arrived!
Posted on: August 3, 2011
After a long growing season, cherry growers can finally start pulling their crops off the trees and getting them out to market. Cherry harvest is a very stressful time for growers, who are often faced with the management of almost [...]
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Fires on the farm
Posted on: July 28, 2011
Fire is a scary thing, its deadly force can destroy barns, buildings and crops in a matter of minutes, and the risk is made all the worse on the farm due to the nature of farm work and the rural [...]
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Calibrating a sprayer
Posted on: July 21, 2011
Some of the questions that came up again and again at the show this week; “how do I calibrate my sprayer?” or “how do I know what spay tip to use?” or the very direct “how do I know [...]
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Hydraulic Backpressure
Posted on: July 8, 2011
Tractors today are becoming increasingly powerful with more and more hydraulic capacity, which is great for running all kinds of different implements or multiple machines at a time, allowing for better operations efficiency. But these big and powerful hydraulic systems [...]
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July 18-19: BCWGC Enology & Viticulture Conference
Posted on: July 6, 2011
Coming up!, the B.C. wine grape council will be hosting its 12th annual enology and viticulture conference at the Penticton trade and convention centre. This year looks jam packed with just some of the workshops and presentations including disease and [...]
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