Sustainable Winegrowing

Conservation burning is a way of dramatically reducing greenhouse gasses and particulate releases from burning woody material like old grapevines. Biochar is a soil amendment that can hold water and nutrients in the soil for slow release to the plants. Raymond Baltar, Director of the Sonoma Biochar Initiative; Director of the California Biochar Association and Biochar Project Manager at Sonoma Ecology Center explains how to execute a conservation burn and make biochar to reduce smoke and capture carbon.

• "Biochar increases vineyard productivity without affecting grape quality: Results from a four years field experiment in Tuscany" | Scholarly article
• California Biochar Association
• Conservation Ag Burning | UCCE Sonoma flyer
• "The Conservation Burn Technique" | Vineyard Team Technical Article
• Sign Up | Irrigation Efficiency Project
• Sonoma Biochar Initiative
• Sonoma Ecology Center
• Randall Graham's thoughts on biochar (Video)
• Raymond Baltar's LinkedIn page
• Workshop: Conservation Burning & Biochar Production Workshop

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One of the most respected viticulturists on the West Coast, Mark Greenspan, Ph.D., President and Viticulturist, Advanced Viticulture, Inc. discusses the science and technology of irrigating winegrapes for maximum quality and yield while managing vine stress and conserving water. Topics include irrigation scheduling with pressure bombs, dendrometers and leaf porometers, technology in the vineyard, and the science behind managing vine stress for maximum benefit.

• Advanced Viticulture, Inc.
• Dendrometers
• "Developmental changes in the diurnal water budget of the grape berry exposed to water deficits" | Scientific article by Dr. Greenspan
• "Field evaluation of water transport in grape berries during water deficits"| Scientific article by Dr. Greenspan
• Sign Up | Irrigation Efficiency Project
• Pressure bomb
• "Sometimes the Smaller Drink is Better" | Article by Dr. Greenspan
• UC Davis Department of Viticulture & Enology
• Wine Business Monthly Archives (Mark Greenspan's columns)

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Mark Chien, Program Coordinator of the Oregon Wine Research Institute, has devoted his career to helping grapegrowers in some of the most difficult growing regions in the world. Over the past four decades Mark's work as an educator and extentionist in Pennsylvania and Oregon has improved wine quality on both coasts. Mark shares highlights from his career including his years as a vineyard manager, Pennsylvania State University viticulture extension agent, and program coordinator for Oregon Wine Research Institute.

• Oral History Interview with Mark Chien | The Linfield Archives (Video)
• Oregon Wine Research Institute
• Oregon Wine Research Institute Stakeholders Report
• Pennsylvania Wine Grape Network (Tons of articles and information)
• Pennsylvania Wine Grape Network Travelogues
• Pindar Vineyards
• Sign Up | Irrigation Efficiency Project
• Temperance Hill Vineyards

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This podcast is a recording from a workshop we co-costed on soil health. As part of California Climate Investments, the California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) Healthy Soils Program distributed $5.8 million in cap and trade funds in 2018 to farming and ranching operations for the implementation of soil health practices that sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This workshop brought together our team of researchers and growers from Cal Poly, the Vineyard Team, J. Lohr Vineyard, and Tablas Creek Vineyard to talk about their Demonstration Project grant from the Healthy Soils Program to demonstrate the benefits of compost application and no-till practices for vineyard operations.

The first of our two recordings is with Kevin Piper, Director of Agricultural Operations, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. Kevin describes the composting operation at Cal Poly SLO and all the factors that go into producing high-quality compost with the materials from Cal Poly's farming operations.

Our second speaker is Dr. Charlotte Decock, Assistant Professor Cal Poly - Earth & Soil Sciences. Charlotte talks about soil management with the goal of capturing greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere and sequestering them in the soil. Her teaching and research focus on sustainable fertilizer and soil management in California's specialty crops.

• 19: Healthy Soils Program (Podcast)
• 28: Understanding Soil Health (Podcast)
• Dr. Charlotte Decock
• The Composting Process
• Compost Rate Calculator
• Floor Management for Soil Health
• Notes on Composting Grape Pomace
• Supporting Soil Health Using Compost | Slides from a talk by Cristina Lazcano & Charlotte Decock
• What is Quality Compost | Slides from the talk in this podcast by Kevin Piper

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Dr. Cliff Ohmart shares insights from his career in sustainability research and education in winegrapes and other crops. He talks about how his experiences with the Lodi Winegrape Commission and grape growers in the Lodi appellation shaped how he sees IPM and sustainable winegrowing today.

• 27: 50 years of IPM | Peter Goodell (Sustainable Winegrowing)
• 35: Integrated Pest Management in Sustainably Farmed Vineyards | Bart Haycraft (Sustainable Winegrowing)
• Google search results for "Cliff Ohmart"
• Lodi Winegrape Commission
• Sign Up | Irrigation Efficiency Project
• "The Integration of Chemical and Biological Control of the Spotted Alfalfa Aphid: The Integrated Control Concept" (The original IPM article)
• View from the Vineyard: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Winegrape Growing| Clifford P. Ohmart
• "What is IPM" (UCIPM webpage)

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Leading expert Dr. Andrew Landers of Cornell University discusses his more than thirty years of research and development on pesticide sprayer technology to reduce pesticide use through accurate, efficient delivery of the product to the plant.

• 1/15/19 Tailgate Meeting | Effective Vineyard Spraying - Soledad
• 1/17/19 Tailgate Meeting | Effective Vineyard Spraying - Santa Maria
• 2015 Precision Agriculture Workshop (Video)
• Andrew Landers Webpage
• Effective Vineyard Spraying | Andrew Landers
• Effective Vineyard Spraying Online Educational Module (DPR CE credit available)
• Pesticide Application Technology at Cornell
• Waste Not, Want Not!: Recent advances in technology for the precise spraying of pesticides (Video)

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Kris Beal, M.S., Executive Director of Vineyard Team, recounts some of the history of the organization, it's current activities and what the future holds in store. The Vineyard Team identifies and promotes the most environmentally safe, viticulturally and economically sustainable farming methods, while maintaining or improving quality and flavor of wine grapes. The Team is a model for wine grape growers and will promote the public trust of stewardship for natural resources.

References:

• About the Vineyard Team (Video)
• Founding Members of the Vineyard Team (Video)
• Sign Up | Irrigation Efficiency Project
• Sustainable Ag Expo
• Sustainability in Practice (SIP Certified) (Program)
• Sustainability In Practice (SIP Certified) (Sign-up)
• Vineyard Team

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Grapevine Leaf Roll-associated Virus 3 as well other virus diseases of grapevines have a profound effect on wine quality and the economic viability of a vineyard. Dr. Kari Arnold the Area Orchard and Vineyard Systems Advisor at Stanislaus County, Associated with University of California Cooperative Extension, describes the connections between the Californian plant propagation system, the movement of mealybugs both in the vineyard and across the globe, the difficulty of identifying virused plants, and practices growers can and are using to manage the spread of red leaf viruses both within and between vineyards.

• UCCE Stanislaus County
• @KariDigsPlants [Twitter
• Controlling Mealybug Vectors of Grapevine Virus | Dr. Kent Daane (Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast)
• IPM Control of Vine Mealybugs | Greg Pennyroyal (Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast)
• Sign Up | Irrigation Efficiency Project
• Sustainable and Organic Control of Vine Mealybug in Vineyards: Two Growers, Two Approaches
• UC Cooperative Extension Find Academics and Staff\
• UC IPM: Virus Diseases
• UC IPM: Vine Mealybug

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Jean-Pierre Wolff, Owner & Vintner of Wolff Vineyards, turning a nuisance into an asset by restoring the stability and ecological functioning of the creeks that surround his property including the steelhead trout spawning habitat. He also realized an economic benefit by preventing the loss of tons of soil to erosion.

• 42: Farming with Wildlife| Lucas Pope (Podcast)
• Central Coast Regional Board Members
• Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
• Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
• Conservation Assistance with NRCS | Margy Lindquist (Podcast)
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Ecological Considerations in Vineyard Development (Video)
• Slides for Ecological Considerations in Vineyard Development

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Walt Mahaffee, Ph.D., Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Corvalis explains how and why Grape Powdery Mildew populations become resistant to certain fungicides. He also explores how to mitigate resistance and describes current research on how fungicide resistance starts in Grape Powdery Mildew and how it spreads from one place to another.

• Mahaffee's USDA Agricultural Research Service webpage
• Fungicide Resistance Action Committee website
• Fungicide Resistance in Grapes: Grower Perspective Episode 6 | Vineyard Team Board Members (Sustainable Winegrowing)
• Fungicide Resistant Mildew Episode 09 | Dr. Tim Miles (Sustainable Winegrowing)
• The Goldilocks Principle & Powdery Mildew Management Episode 2 | Dr. Michelle Moyer (Sustainable Winegrowing)
• Grape Powdery Mildew Management and Inoculum Monitoring Episode 5 | Walt Mahaffee (Sustainable Winegrowing)
• Slides for "Grape Powdery Mildew Management and Inoculum Monitoring"
• Gubler-Thomas Model
• PMapp: A Mobile App for Assessing Grape Powdery Mildew
• Sign Up | Irrigation Efficiency Project
• Sustainable Ag Expo
• Sustainable Ag Expo Attendee Registration Discount
• UC Pest Management Guidelines for Grape Powdery Mildew
• What the mildew? A perspective on another challenging year managing powdery mildew | Article by Dr. Mahaffee

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