Event Type: Seminar

Location: Bar-M Vineyard (Jackson Family Wines),10750 HWY 101, Los Alamos, CA 93117

Date: 6/13/2025

Learn innovative methods for managing bird and vertebrate pests in vineyards. Bart Haycraft (Jackson Family Wines) and falconer Pogerof Scott discuss using falconry to deter birds. Chad Foster (Maverick Farming) shares his use of an autonomous bird laser deterrent. Kevin Garcia Lopez and Sarah Lord...

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