Thursday, October 3, 2013

Getting Your Vineyard Equipment Ready Before The Fall Harvest

By Dennis Felton


Places like California, New Zealand, and Southern Australia are some examples where growing vineyard is ideal. The main reason is quite simple: their climate is temperate; meaning, the temperature in these areas are not too hot or too cold, which is suitable for vineyard.

If you are based in one of the specified locations mentioned above, you might want to consider growing a vineyard in your area and make it as an additional source of income -- that is, if you like farming. And, of course, just like any other projects, getting into vineyard involves a number of important considerations to take into account to have better chances for success.

In this particular content, we are going to discuss about preparing your vineyard equipment before the fall harvest. At the end of this discussion, you are expected to grasp some useful insights that can help make your harvesting more efficient while striving to lessen the costs.

So, how should you prepare your vineyard equipment before the fall harvest? Here are some insights you might find useful:

Build your checklist - when it comes to vineyard, you need not only one but multiple equipment. Therefore, noting down your listing can be a very great help to make sure that all the needed tools (as stated in your list) are there.

Gather the equipment on time (if not earlier) - see to it that all the equipment you need for harvesting come on time in your area -- whether you buy or just rent. The very reason for this is to avoid any delay in the harvesting works that can potentially affect negatively your produce as a whole. Please note that we have what we call "harvest-delay-effect" where it highlights the significance of picking on time (as scheduled) to deliver the expected results and the target time it should be delivered.

Check all equipment are in good working condition - as I have said, you have an ample time to check when your equipment is readily available or has arrived on time; make sure that all the equipment you need are functioning well and will deliver the expected results.

Equipment should be cleaned and sanitized - as the work involves harvesting for consumption, cleaning and sanitizing your vineyard equipment is absolutely necessary. It is important that cleaning and disinfecting is part of your process to avoid possible contamination. Here's additional insight on vineyard equipment sanitation.

You and your employees should know how to run them - it is imperative that not only you are the one who is operating the equipment; your employees should know as well. This is to ensure that the harvest is not hampered in case you are not available for some important reasons as you have a replacement that is capable of doing the job in your place.

Indeed, the success of every vineyard business lies on your skills, your organized process , and the proper use of equipment - these are the factors that determine your vineyard business potentials.




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