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Using Satellite Data for Irrigation Scheduling
Episode 108
There is no doubt that water is a precious resource, particularly in drought prone regions like California. It is very important for growers to measu…
5 years, 3 months ago
How Grazing Sheep Can Benefit Your Vineyard
Episode 107
Using sheep to graze vineyards has many benefits including lowering the carbon footprint, fewer tractor passes, and reduced herbicide use. Kelsey Bre…
5 years, 4 months ago
What? Bury Charcoal in the Vineyard?
Episode 106
What, bury charcoal in the vineyard? Biochar is a specialized form of charcoal made from waste woody biomass at high temperature in the absence of ox…
5 years, 4 months ago
BONUS: The Smiths of Saxum Support College Students in the Name of Juan Nevarez
Higher education is important to many students but paying for college can be challenging. The Vineyard Team Educational Scholarship helps college stu…
5 years, 4 months ago
Grapevine Shaking for Botrytis Control
Episode 105
In 2008 the oversupply of Sauvignon Blanc coupled with the financial crisis lead to trialing shaking to remove berries in New Zealand for the very fi…
5 years, 5 months ago
How to Tell Your Story on Instagram
Episode 104
The 2020 pandemic showed many brands how social media can be an important means of communication. Heather Daenitz of Craft & Cluster helps wines bran…
5 years, 5 months ago
Environmental, Social, & Governance Initiative in Spain's Priorat Region
Episode 103
The small Priorat region in Spain has a fascinating history dating back to the Moors in the 8th century, to the birth of its wine production for a lo…
5 years, 6 months ago
Effects of Landscape Management on Pest Control in Vineyards
Episode 102
The resource concentration hypothesis looks at how the advent of modern agriculture as monoculture created an environment where pests can grow faster…
5 years, 6 months ago
Sub-surface Micro-irrigation in Vineyards
Episode 101
While grape production does not require extensive water use and the majority of vineyards in the Pacific North West are drip irrigated, drought condi…
5 years, 7 months ago
New Grape Disease Sensing Technology with Hyperspectral Imaging
Episode 100
Once a vineyard manger has found disease there is often not much to be done, they are merely mitigating loss. The Lab at Cornell has launched several…
5 years, 7 months ago