Industry Workshops

Free Workshop: Compost & Its Benefits in Winegrape Vineyards

(a Recology™ company)
WASTE ZERO

Date: Tuesday July 14, 2009, 8:30am – 11:00am
Location: Phoenix Grand Hotel, 201 Liberty St. SE, Salem, OR. 97301
Cost: Free
Continental breakfast will be served.

Please join Compost Oregon for a free and informative presentation on the benefits of compost in vineyard soils. The presentation will feature Bob Shaffer, agronomist, horticulturist and viticulturist for Soil Culture Consulting. Bob Shaffer, a lifetime farmer, has spent 30 years working with organic farming systems which include winegrapes and soil issues. He consults for several vineyards in the Napa Valley and teaches cover crop classes at Napa Valley College where he trains hundreds of students each year. Topics covered will include:

1. Compost and Humus in Soil
2. Compost and Minerals in Soil
3. Compost and Disease Suppressive Soils
4. Compost and Wine Quality

Please RSVP to: Kim Carrier – kcarrier@norcalwaste.com or 707-693-2109

 

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OSU Vineyard Sustainability & Mechanization Summer Field Day

When: July 9, 2009, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Where: King Estate, 80854 Territorial Hwy, Eugene, OR
Registration: hort.oregonstate.edu/ViticultureWorkshops
Cost: $20
Click here to download the flyer

 

Break away from the vineyard or winery to join in equipment demonstrations and educational training sessions! Cutting-edge vineyard equipment will be showcased and you will get a chance to see few innovations in the vineyard. There will be plenty of time to partake in educational modules, equipment demonstrations and interact with researchers and others in industry.

Educational Modules

• Vineyard Beneficials: Insect pest/predator scouting, Amy Dreves, Entomologist, OSU
  • Learn how to look for beneficial organisms in your vineyard and the impacts they have on vineyard ecology and pest populations. 
• Canopy Manipulation: Making the canopy work for you! Patty Skinkis, Viticulture Extension Specialist, OSU
  • Learn about the current research with respect to canopy management, microclimate impacts and fruit quality, and learn how to quantify canopy management in the vineyard. 

Mechanization Showcase
Several organizations will be providing demos and talking about equipment efficiency in the vineyard including canopy management equipment such as leaf pullers, hedgers, sucker removers and more! Get a glimpse of the new "total vineyard system" that has mechanized everything from pruning to shoot thinning and harvest. Vineyard service providers will also be available (irrigation monitoring, etc).

Registration $20
Pre-registration is required. Please go to the online registration form at http://hort.oregonstate.edu/ViticultureWorkshops.

Note: ODA Pesticide recertification credits will be offered for attending this event!