California Ag Network

Tag: vineyard irrigation

  • California Growers Face High Mildew Pressure, Delayed Grape Harvest

    It’s been a while since California growers have experienced a wet year with a plentiful snowpack and water supply.  Weather conditions this season, though, have pushed harvest back for most grape growers and powdery mildew pressure has been unusually high for growers that didn’t stay on their spray programs with just the right timing.  Watch this brief interview with UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor George Zhuang as he explains, and read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine.

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  • Preparing Your Vineyard for Future Heat Waves

    In addition to frost damage in the spring, San Joaquin Valley vineyards also experienced severe heat stress as well that took a toll on the crop.  Watch this brief interview with UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor George Zhuang as he shares how growers can better prepare their vineyards for future heat waves — as discussed at the recent Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo in Fresno.  Read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine.

    Please thank this video’s sponsor Suterra for their industry support.

  • Revitalizing Winery Wastewater in the Vineyard by Cover Cropping

    Amidst the current drought, growers can use all the water they can get, and recycling winery wastewater back into the vineyard would seem like a nice idea — except that water from the wineries are generally high in salts/chlorides, which would prove detrimental to soil health… unless certain cover crops planted down vineyard rows could remove the unwanted additives. Watch this brief video with Kristy Sun from the Dept. of Viticulture & Enology at Fresno State as she explains, and read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine.

    Please thank this video’s sponsor Suterra for their industry support.

  • Time for Postharvest Irrigation & Fertilization in the Vineyard

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    At the Annual Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo in Fresno, UC Viticulture Farm Advisor George Zhuang provided some timely advise to growers on how to go about their postharvest vineyard irrigation and fertilization. Watch this brief video & read American Vineyard Magazine for more details.