Vineyard Row Articles & Analysis
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How Oenosan benefits to the prosperity of winegrowers Oenosan is taken from the Greek word ‘Oinos’, which means wine. Indeed, this ingenious lime fertilizer was specially developed for use in viticulture. Moreover, this substance is certified organic in Belgium by Certisys BE-BIO 001 and is also allowed in Dutch organic farming (see Skal website). In ...
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Robot Thorvald has passed its final tests on Chardonnay with flying colours. This spring, it went through the rows of vines and projected its ultraviolet rays on the leaves to eliminate powdery and downy mildew completely autonomously. To successfully suppress the fungal diseases, it had to work by night. “What makes it possible for us to use UV to control these plant pathogens is we ...
In 2013, De Reestlandhoeve opened its vineyard to individuals with a variety of mental and behavioural illnesses, providing a safe environment where they can obtain therapy through work. A dozen or so patients arrive on the farm each day to maintain the vineyard, participate in winemaking and generally learn how to integrate into society as productive people. ...
In a second condition, the researchers measured the spray drift that bypassed the last treated vineyard row, allowing them to test if the vine canopy itself can mitigate drift. Vineyard pesticide sprayers have air-assistance fans that propel the spray onto the vines, which can exacerbate drift. ...
What Pavley and others describe as a race for the bottom has left even some ardent advocates of individual property rights uneasy about having enough water in the future for their almond groves, vineyards or row crops. "They're approaching the precipice. That's the necessity that's driving them," said Tim Quinn, executive director of the Association of ...