Post by robeiae on Oct 13, 2017 7:01:13 GMT -5
Along with the tragedies of lost lives and homes in the continuing story of of wildfires ripping through northern California, there are also of course the businesses being destroyed or severely damaged. The guy on the local radio station this morning--who is a wine fanatic--said that he's heard from contacts in the area and that the crop and vines in the un-burnt vineyards seemed okay, that the smoke wasn't having an impact on the grapes. And really, it doesn't seem that too many vineyards burned at all:
Fire doesn't like grapes, it would seem.
It feels differently about marijuana:
money.cnn.com/2017/10/12/smallbusiness/california-cannabis-fires/index.html
www.latimes.com/style/la-marijuana-updates-california-wildfires-destroying-pot-1507677421-htmlstory.html
Even at Napa’s Signorello Estate, where a building housing the tasting room burned to the ground Sunday night, 40 acres of decades-old vines survived, owner Ray Signorello Jr. said Thursday.
“The vines appear to be almost 100% intact,” he said. “The fire just came up to the edge of the vineyard and stopped.”
This year’s crop had been harvested, and was unscathed, Signorello added. Barreled wine, stored in a separate steel-sided building, also was undamaged, he said.
Fire officials have said they considered the relatively open space of vineyards, which hold more moisture than oak forests, to be a natural firebreak that allowed their forces to concentrate on protecting populated areas and structures.
“The vines appear to be almost 100% intact,” he said. “The fire just came up to the edge of the vineyard and stopped.”
This year’s crop had been harvested, and was unscathed, Signorello added. Barreled wine, stored in a separate steel-sided building, also was undamaged, he said.
Fire officials have said they considered the relatively open space of vineyards, which hold more moisture than oak forests, to be a natural firebreak that allowed their forces to concentrate on protecting populated areas and structures.
It feels differently about marijuana:
money.cnn.com/2017/10/12/smallbusiness/california-cannabis-fires/index.html
Blazes have destroyed a number of farms in Mendocino County right before legal recreational sales begin in California.
Cannabis business owners who lose their crops have little reprieve.
"Nobody right now has insurance," said Nikki Lastreto, secretary of the Mendocino Cannabis Industry Association. "They might have insurance on their house, but not on their crop."
Cannabis business owners who lose their crops have little reprieve.
"Nobody right now has insurance," said Nikki Lastreto, secretary of the Mendocino Cannabis Industry Association. "They might have insurance on their house, but not on their crop."
The Northern California wildfires this week have destroyed at least seven marijuana farms just months before the state begins licensing legal sales of cannabis, making it the “worst year on record” for loss of crops, an industry leader said Tuesday...
The loss is especially severe this year because many growers had spent their life savings getting local permits and preparing crops for state licensure and sales scheduled to begin Jan. 2, Allen said.
In addition, he said, marijuana growers do not qualify for crop insurance or federal emergency relief funds.
The loss is especially severe this year because many growers had spent their life savings getting local permits and preparing crops for state licensure and sales scheduled to begin Jan. 2, Allen said.
In addition, he said, marijuana growers do not qualify for crop insurance or federal emergency relief funds.