Vineyard Efficiency and Economics Series

March 2, 3, or 4: FRAME Workshop (spray program)

March 24: Economics of Establishing a Small Vineyard
Trent Davis and Miguel Gomez – Cornell University
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April 14: Calibrating a Sprayer
Peter Larbi – UC Davis.
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May 5: Sprayer Tank Mixing
Jason Deveau, a.k.a. “The Spray Guy”
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“What To Do Now in the Vineyard” Series

Meetings include a 10-minute review of timely tasks, a 20-minute focus topic, and 30 minutes of discussion

February 3: Dormancy
Focus topic: Pruning tips.
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May 19: Bud break
Focus topics: Weeds, disease, planning your bird control strategy.
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June 2: Bloom
Focus topic: Japanese beetles.
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July 7: Mid-season
Focus topics: Disease and pest concerns, implications of the drought & heat on vine health, deciding when to spray what.
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August 4: Pre-harvest
Focus topics: Screening plants in the breeding program DNA and in the vineyard, grape cluster disease management.
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