Join us for this half-day workshop at Northwest Wine Studies Center on Friday, August 16. This module-style workshop presents three topics, each 40 minutes long.
Date: Friday, August 16
Time: Registration begins at 9:30 AM, the event begins at 10:00 AM
Location: Northwest Wine Studies Center, 215 Doaks Ferry Road, Salem, OR 97304
Price: Pay what you want (recommended donation is $35). Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds.
Topics include:
How to Monitor for Vine Water Stress – Patty Skinkis, OSU
With the warming climatic conditions over the past decade, we have observed increasing signs of water stress during late summer. Knowing your vineyard conditions, such as soil moisture and grapevine water status, is important to the management of vineyards for health and productivity, whether irrigated or dry-farmed. You will learn about the different ways to monitor soil moisture and measure vine water status to help you determine vineyard management practices that may ameliorate or prevent water-mediated stress in the future.
Intelligent Sprayer Demonstration - Jay Pscheidt, OSU
An Intelligent Airblast Sprayer with sensors to detect plant canopy and ground speed will be demonstrated. Participants will be given yellow water sensitive cards to place anywhere they wish in the grape canopy. The canopy will be sprayed with just water in standard airblast mode and compared with intelligent (smart) mode. Cards will be collected after sprays have dried and coverage will be discussed.
Non-Chemical Undervine Weed Control - Marcelo Moretti, OSU
Demonstrations of various techniques will show how to reduce and eliminate chemical use in undervine weed control.
215 Doaks Ferry Road Northwest
Salem, OR
United States