Bottom line for stakeholders: “No party to a contract should be forced to bear a disproportionate share of the risks when wildfires occur.”
An unexpected blast from the past shows how growers really do need to take the long view.
Nat DiBuduo is stepping down as leader of the nation’s biggest association of grape growers, but his spirit will remain.
Nat DiBuduo, who has served as president and CEO of California’s Allied Grape Growers for nearly 20 years, steps down at the end of June.
Growers’ planting plans are now more closely reflecting consumer demands, which means little increase in overall acreage.
For too many years, the winegrapes of California’s “Big Valley,” the mighty San Joaquin, haven’t gotten enough respect. […]