Viticulture & Safety Best Practices and Resources

​The Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation provides a collection of resources to support vineyard management, environmental stewardship, and the well-being of farmworkers. These tools are designed to equip vineyard professionals and employers with essential information on agricultural practices, safety protocols, environmental conservation, and more.

From regulatory guidance provided by the Napa County Agricultural Commissioner to field-specific insights from the University of California Cooperative Extension, these resources cover a broad range of viticultural needs. The goal is to foster a healthy, productive, and sustainable work environment in Napa Valley's vineyards.

Explore each section below for targeted information, best practices, and support services available to the Napa County viticulture community.

Viticulture & Safety Best Practices

In collaboration with the Napa Valley Grapegrowers, videos and documents on best wine practices in Spanish and English were developed to provide instructional guides highlighting agricultural best practices for Napa County farmworkers.

Videos de Mejores Prácticas

En colaboración con los Napa Valley Grapegrowers se elaboró una serie de vídeos y documentos sobre las mejores prácticas vitivinícolas en español para ofrecer un conjunto de guías instructivas que destacan las buenas prácticas agrícolas para muchos de los principales acontecimientos vitivinícolas que se producen a lo largo de la temporada de cultivo.

Botrytis

Cover Crop

Leafhoppers

Powdery Mildew

Soil Structure: Tillage

Cane Burning

Crop Thinning

Leafing

Soil Structure: Identifying

Suckering

Cordon Spur Pruning

Erosion Control

Mites

Soil Structure: Testing & Preparing for Tillage

Under the Row Weed & Soil Management

Best Practice Videos in English

Collaborating with the Napa Valley Grapegrowers, a series of English-language videos on best vineyard practices were developed to provide instructional guides highlighting agricultural best practices for Napa County farmworkers.

Botrytis

Cover Crop

Leafhoppers

Powdery Mildew

Soil Structure: Tillage

Cane Burning

Crop Thinning

Botrytis

Leafing

Soil Structure: Identifying

Suckering

Cordon Spur Pruning

Erosion Control

Mites

Soil Structure: Testing & Preparing for Tillage

Under the Row Weed & Soil Management

Documentos de Mejores Prácticas

En colaboración con los Napa Valley Grapegrowers se elaboró una serie de vídeos y documentos sobre las mejores prácticas vitivinícolas en español para ofrecer un conjunto de guías instructivas que destacan las buenas prácticas agrícolas para muchos de los principales acontecimientos vitivinícolas que se producen a lo largo de la temporada de cultivo.

Viticulture & Safety Resources

Cal/OSHA

Heat Illness Prevention

Immigration Services

Wildfire Safety


Agricultural Operations

Health & Safety