Midwest Wine Press

Car Lot Dancers Scare Birds From Vineyards

by · March 9, 2014

Recently, I took a subscription to Fruit Grower News which is published out of Sparta, Michigan.  The magazine has a good mix of serious and amusing stories for grape and fruit growers.

For example, the most recent issue contains a report about how grape growers are using those inflatable tube dancers that are often seen in front of car lots.  The preliminary verdict is that the inflatable dancers keep away birds, for now.

See:  Inflatable Dancers Scare Off Birds

 

Mark Ganchiff

Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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