Apr 12, 2024MSU grape spring meeting focuses on season prep
Michigan State University Extension’s (MSU) grape spring kick-off meeting is scheduled to help growers prepare for the 2024 growing season.
The meeting is scheduled for April 19 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center in Traverse City, Michigan.
Hosted by Parallel 45 Vines & Wines and MSU Extension, “this event serves as a crucial opportunity for vineyards and wineries to prepare, adjust and adopt new practices as they kick off the growing season,” according to a news release.
The agenda includes:
- A Holistic Approach to Vine Health, Production and Longevity in a Vineyard System, Fritz Westover, Westover Viticulture
- Weather summary and forecast, Jeffrey Andresen, MSU Department of Geography
- Understanding and Enhancing Grapevine Cold Resilience, Esmaeil Nasrollahiazar, MSU Extension
- Panel discussion on grape pricing survey results + trends in grape purchase contracts, Tony Jacobson, P45
- Protecting berries against insect pests, from bloom to harvest, Rufus Isaacs, MSU
- Panel discussion on converting to organic, Derrick Vogel, Folklor Wine & Cider
- Satellite and machine learning-based vineyard monitoring: soil, maturity, disease, Matthew Homyak, Deep Planet
- Tannin Management, Aude Watrelot, Iowa State
Three Michigan restricted use pesticide applicator recertification credits for private and commercial fruit (1C) will be available for in-person attendees.
For questions or more information, please contact Esmaeil Nasrollahiazar, MSU Extension viticulture educator, at [email protected] or here.
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