Roe deer, wild boar, fallow deer and even wolves. THE vineyards in the province of Siena I'm at serious risk abandonment, at least according to the alarm raised by farmers and winemakers in the area. L'ungulate emergency it does not stop, in Tuscany as in other Italian regions, and these can only be the consequences. The raids of animals are serious for everyone, especially for this very important sector. Quality wine cannot be produced if the vineyards are continually destroyed, among other things, refunds never manage to cover lost earnings due to the loss of bottles.
According to Valentino Berni, number one of the Italian Farmers Confederation (CIA) of Siena, the farmers are exhausted to say the least and many of them are abandoning the vineyards, without forgetting the cultivated cereals. The farewells mainly concern the less suitable areas, with vineyards measuring between 4 and 5 square meters.
The decrease in damage from ungulates, mentioned by the Sienese CIA itself, is the result of the abandonment of the crop by the companies active in the area. In addition to the ungulates themselves, wolves and canids make the problem even worse. In this case, moreover, personal safety must be evaluated, certainly not a secondary detail. For the moment we try to resist, even if the interruption of the is not excluded wine production, perhaps focusing on different activities.