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SONOMA COUNTY SUMMARY

Sonoma County Wine Grapes 1995


Acres (approximately) planted: 40,000; in production: 36,000
Production Value: $158, 824, 800
Rank Among Counties for Pesticide Use: 16th


Active Ingredient Pounds Gallons Notes
Sulfur 3,143,688 3,134 More than double 1992 rates
Methyl Bromide 483,825 Acutely toxic; neurotoxin; birth defects
Mancozeb 25,167 4,747 Cancer; thyroid; birth defects
Dimethoate 20,990 Cancer; endocreine disrupter
Myclobutanil 14,026 Testicular atrophy; mutagen
Glyphosate 9,547 6,908 Eye, skin irritant; enzyme inhibitor
Simazine 9,673 2,221 Cancer; endocrine disrupter
Metam Sodium 115 9,882 Eye, skin, lung toxicity; possible birth defects
Copper Hydroxide 11,090 2,059 Skin sensitization; eye damage
Soap 6,942
Diphacinone 8,861 581 Anticoagulant
Propargite 6,492 Category 1 acute toxin; cancer; eye, skin irritant
Oxyfluorfen 2,658 3,564 Possible cancer, birth defects
Various Adjuvants(Additives) 30,318 3,404 Wide range of toxicity
*Amounts reprsent total volume of pesticide formulations which contain the active ingredient.

Sonoma County Pesticide Users

The following used the largest amounts and the least amounts of pesticide amoung viticulturalists with more than 200 acres under management in 1995.
LARGEST PESTICIDE USERS LEAST PESTICIDE USERS
Bill Koch, 370 acres Tri-Valley Vineyard Mgmt. Keith Horn, 273 acres Simi Winery
Roy Davis, 2,078 acres Vino Farms Ronald Brown, 461 acres Diamond Oaks Vineyards
Barney Fernandez, 711 acres Carano Vineyard and Winery Joe Votek, 289 acres Loma Del Sol Vineyards
Duff Bevil, 483 acres Rand DEricco, 432 acres Syar Industries, Inc.
Chris Dangas, 359 acres De Loach Ranches Karen Bower/Anne Moller-Racke, 925 acres



NAPA COUNTY SUMMARY

Napa County Wine Grapes 1995


Acres (approximate) planted: 36,000; acres producing: 31,500
Production Value: $143,929,000
Rank Among Counties for Pesticide Use: 20th

Highest Volume Pesticides:


Active Ingredient Pounds Gallons Notes
Sulfur 2,416,505 3,005 30% more than 1992
Methyl Bromide 304,785 Acutely toxic; neurotoxin; birth defects
Dimethoate 14,464 Cancer, neurotoxin; reproductive
Muclobutanil 10,828
Mancozeb 9,656 150 Cancer; thyroid; endocrine disrupter
Glyphosate 4,156 3,996 Eye, skin irritant; enzyme inhibitor
Simazine 5,478 1,336 Cancer; endocrine disrupter
Copper Hydroxide 5,761 284
Oxyfluorfen 2,016 2,467 Possible cancer, birth defects
Diphacinone 5,442 128 Anticoagulant
Fenarimol 5,127 163 Eye, skin, lung irritant; possible fetal toxin
Various Adjuvants (Additives) 20,286 2,713 Wide range of toxicity
*Amounts reprsent toal volume of pesticide formulation which contain the active ingredient.

Napa County Pesticide Users

The following used the largest amounts oand the least amounts of pesticides among viticulturalists with more than 200 acres under management in 1995.
LARGEST PESTICIDE USERS LEAST PESTICIDE USERS
Michail Walsh, 1474 acres Walsh Vineyard Management Andrew Hoxsey, 762 acres Yount Mill Vineyards
Rodney Land, 271 acres Clos du Val Winery Dave Abreu, 330 acres Dave ABreu Vineyards
Kelvin Morasch, 231 acres Pine Ridge Winery Mike Shuey, 531 acres Martini Vineyards
Ron Rosenbrand, 980 acres C.Mondavi & Sons David Heil, 1,551 acres R. Mondavi Vineyards
Larry Bettinelli, 245 acres John Pina, 611 acres John Pina & Sons
Jim Wood, 219 acres Frank Wood & Sons Peter Nissen, 1,647 acres Bacchus Ag Services


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