California Wine Grape Grower Cuts Fuel Costs By 37 Percent With Propane Irrigation
California Wine Grape Grower Cuts Fuel Costs By 37 Percent With Propane Irrigation
2 PagesA PROPANE CASE STUDY D oug Boyer had always wanted to work on a ranch. When he came across a remote vineyard property in Creston, Calif. with 22 acres of vines already planted, he seized the opportunity. Thirteen years later, Boyer has 35.5 acres and more than 22,000 vines of Cabernet and white Rhône-style grapes. With costs for water, chemicals, and farm labor on the rise, the businessman side of Boyer was looking for ways to improve
