"If we are to survive as raisin farmers, we must continue to look for ways to reduce costs and double production.
Drying grapes "On The Vine" is one way of meeting those challenges.
Those who do remain will do so by adopting new grape growing methods and also by using mechanical harvesters." Paul Green
Meet Paul Green, a raisin farmer, who owns his own Dry-On-Vine Harvester. Mr. Green converted his grape vines from the dry-on-ground raisins to the Sun-Maid South Side Dry-On-Vine system. During the interview, the teacher/enrollee gets to see raisins being harvested by the dry-on-vine harvester and hear Mr. Green explain the harvesting process and why he no longer
has his grapes hand picked and dried on the ground.
Click the button below to hear a 20 second sound excerpt found on the CD. Mr. Green compares the cost of harvesting his raisins
using his DOV harvester to hand pick and dry on the ground.
