Vineyard
Sonoma academy trains vineyard workers for leadership roles
Even after 25 years in farming, Jose Cervantes is not done learning. The operations supervisor at Cornerstone Certified Vineyards in Sonoma County's (California) Russian River Valley is one of 15 students in the inaugural Richard... more »
Vineyard owner Beneduce NJ’s 2022 Outstanding Young Farmer
Mike Beneduce Jr., a Hunterdon County vineyard and winery owner, has been chosen as New Jersey’s 2022 Outstanding Young Farmer by the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture. Beneduce and his wife, Corey, were also... more »
Naïo’s vineyard robot TED hits the US at CES 2022
Naïo Technologies, a French company specializing in autonomous agricultural robots, has just celebrated its 10th anniversary and 60,000 hours of operations under real conditions. The company is scaling up its development now. In January, its... more »
Fetzer Vineyards gets regenerative organic certification for winery, vineyards
Fetzer Vineyards, the largest winery in the U.S. certified as a B Corp and a leader in regenerative winegrowing, announced Dec. 13 it has achieved Regenerative Organic Certification (ROC) for all of its Mendocino County vineyard... more »
Troon Vineyard makes wine with minimalist approach
From the organically grown winegrapes to the sheep that graze in the vineyards after harvest, to winemaking in aged oak barrels and clay amphorae, there’s something different in the mix at Oregon’s Troon Vineyard. In... more »
2022 Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show set
The 2022 Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show is scheduled for Jan. 18-19 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme, Michigan. Registration opens at 8 a.m. on Jan. 18 and the cost for both days is $45 in advance and $50... more »
Ohio Vineyard Soil Management webinar set for Nov. 17
Soils are the unsung hero of viticulture, providing the nutrition and water required to produce high quality fruit and healthy vegetation each year. However, its management is often one of the most misunderstood aspects of... more »
Vineyard nutrition guidelines, improved grape tissue sampling sought
Vineyard soils require adequate nutrients for growing healthy grapes, but testing plants for nutrients is a cumbersome, outdated process that takes considerable time and effort. A four-year, $4.75 million Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) USDA-NIFA... more »
California Central Coast vineyard transitioning to organic production
The transition to organic winegrape growing can be seen as a high-risk process, and growers often wonder if positive results published by academic researchers will actually translate to their bottom lines once implemented in their... more »
Yanmar reveals leading-edge autonomous vineyard robot
Europe-based Yanmar has introduced a new, technological breakthrough for wine producers – a vineyard robot which offers a host of benefits for wine-growing operations of all sizes including enhanced safety, productivity, cost reductions and versatility.... more »
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