DORMANT SEASON VINEYARD MANAGEMENT

DORMANT SEASON VINEYARD MANAGEMENT

DECEMBER 16, 2019.  BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Businesses, including winegrape businesses, never standstill.  They are either moving forward or slipping backward relative to their competition.  Even during the winter, while the vines are resting dormant, successful...
NIGHT WORK IN AGRICULTURE STANDARD IMMINENT.

NIGHT WORK IN AGRICULTURE STANDARD IMMINENT.

DECEMBER 9, 2019.  BY AMY WOLFE, AGSAFE. For nearly half a decade, Cal/OSHA has been considering the creation of a regulation that specifically addresses the unique hazards found while working at night in agriculture.  After many starts and stops, sufficient traction...
2020 GREEN MEDAL AWARDS FOR SUSTAINABILITY NOW OPEN!

2020 GREEN MEDAL AWARDS FOR SUSTAINABILITY NOW OPEN!

DECEMBER 2, 2019.  BY WINE INSTITUTE. SAN FRANCISCO — California vineyards and wineries are encouraged to apply for the 2020 California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards.  Applications are now being accepted at www.greenmedal.org.  The California...
THE MANY USES & SOME MISUSES OF GYPSUM IN VINEYARDS.

THE MANY USES & SOME MISUSES OF GYPSUM IN VINEYARDS.

NOVEMBER 18, 2019.  BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Soil amendments are soil conditioners.  They are mineral or organic materials and their purpose is improvement of the physical, chemical, and/or biological condition of soils for the benefit of plants.  Gypsum is a...