Keyword: vines

Drones to detect vine disease in France

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Winemakers in Burgundy and Bordeaux back €1.7m project to see if the unmanned devices can spot early signs of problems in their crops.

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French organic winegrower fined for refusing to spray grapes with pesticide

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Emmanuel Giboulot handed €500 fine for refusal to spray; his critics claim he put other winegrowers' crops at risk from flavescence dorée disease.

Bordeaux winemakers call for government bailout after storms wreck vines

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Severe hail storms destroyed thousands of hectares of vine in the region around Bordeaux, leaving uninsured producers facing huge losses.