I decided I had to get real and take on gophers face-to-face, so to speak. Enter Wittman, who is on a mission to show people you can control gophers without resorting to toxic means.

Vineyard managers have wrestled for years over how to control pests, including gophers and other rodents, that can destroy their vines and fields. For old-timers, there was the do-it-yourself ...

NAPA VALLEY, Calif. — Researchers at Humboldt State University are studying how barn owls can provide natural rodent control in California vineyards. TrendingOregon regulators accuse grass seed ...

The Butler Pavilion was filled with vineyard managers, crop consultants and winemakers at this continuing education seminar on Dec. 18 where topics ranged from “vineyard disease control” to ...

For Doug Shafer, the hawks and owls began in 1990. Shafer, whose top-ranked Shafer Vineyards practice sustainable agriculture, had recently planted a cover crop of clover between the rows of grape … ...