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Aggie veteran Jim Graham tends to go “nuts” over “wine” because he wears more than one hat, staying busy tending to grape vines at his Golden Rule Vineyards while maintaining 21,000 pistachio trees spread out over 150 nearby acres in Southern Arizona.
As tariffs and trade issues join the current viral concerns, Graham continues to maintain a positive outlook.
“We walk around with our fingers crossed because a big percentage of Arizona pistachios wind up in Asian countries and the export market isn’t too healthy at the moment — plus we don’t have a handle yet on what the impact of the COVID-19 dilemma will be on our product demand.”
Last year was an “on” year for his Cochise Groves. “We had some weather challenges, but we still reached about 4,300 pounds per acre,” he said. Not too bad for an orchard that got started...