Pistachio Protection Service

Please start by considering… How much are you losing to the birds? How much do you spend in time, effort and dollars to battle predation? UC Davis reports that ravens in pistachio orchards eat about a pound of nuts a day. How many ravens typically target your orchard in the run up to harvest? What would be your cost of lost yield were you to skimp or skip protective efforts this season?

If Hardshell’s service is a good fit in your trees, you will receive a pistachio orchard protection-service price quote custom-tailored to your site. We will take into consideration: location; orchard size, maturity and configuration; estimated split and harvest timing, as well as your historic level of bird predation. A Hardshell field estimator will gather this defining information, and combine it with aerial photography and advice from industry consultants to generate a best quote for your service.

The quote will be on a fixed cost per acre basis specifically configured for your orchard(s). You might elect to extend the period of coverage earlier depending on presence of birds or an early split, or later should your harvest date dictate an extension.

There are economies of scale for our gear and putting boots on the ground in orchards. Typically operations over 300 acres are a good fit with Hardshell’s service investment — there is a price break for protecting significantly greater acreage.

Hardshell’s orchard operatives will bring video gear, lasers, drone and networking systems into your trees to keep eyes on your nut crop and operate an array of bird hazing approaches. Here’s a thought — You will be free to attend to the many other needs of your operation, and leave the birds to Hardshell.