/ Machines Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en /food/news/machines-can-help-wine-grape-industry-survive-labor-shortage <p><span><span>Wine grape growers in California and elsewhere face increasing labor costs and severe labor shortages, making it difficult to manage and harvest a vineyard while maintaining profitability. Growers are increasingly turning to machines for pruning, canopy management and harvesting, but how well these practices are executed can substantially affect yield and quality.</span></span></p> June 07, 2021 - 10:15am Amy M Quinton /food/news/machines-can-help-wine-grape-industry-survive-labor-shortage /news/making-moving-art <p>You won’t find paint tubes or sticks of charcoal in Matt Gilbert’s studio. Gilbert makes machines. His creations are composed with a 3-D printer, a makeshift mini-machine shop, surplus store items, handmade circuit boards and dark dental floss.</p> June 03, 2015 - 8:00am Robyn Frances Huey /news/making-moving-art