106: What? Bury Charcoal in the Vineyard?
Sustainable Winegrowing with the Vineyard Team, podcast #106. What, bury charcoal in the vineyard? Biochar is a specialized form of charcoal made from waste woody biomass at high temperatures in the absence of oxygen. We know soil organic matter is important for the health of any crop. It turns out the use of charwood (biochar) goes back to ancient civilizations and it can be found naturally in soils from fire events.
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Read MoreThe Nobel Prize for Weed Science
Nevertheless, for the first time, I signed up for the 2020 Sustainable Ag Expo which is normally held in San Luis Obispo but has gone virtual this year due to COVID. I settled into my office chair and chose as my first session Vineyard Weed Management presented by Dr. Anil Shrestha, the chairman of the Viticulture and Enology Department at Fresno State. I was stunned at how good Dr. Shrestha’s program was. If there was a Nobel Prize for Weed Science I would award it to Dr. Shrestha. Unlike almost every other weed management presentation that I have attended for the last 40+ years, he included data about yield and grape quality, not just how many weeds he could kill.
Read MoreThe 2020 Sustainable Ag Expo Features Innovative Virtual Platform
Live and pre-recorded sessions over a longer period of time allows a greater opportunity to diversify attendees, topics and speakers and to engage added international experts.
Read More2020 Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Sponsorship opportunities for this year's Sustainable Ag Expo are available beginning February 1st.
Read MoreSustainable Ag Expo to Address Declining Availability of Labor
Dr. Philip Martin to lead session related to agricultural labor as part of the three-day conference featuring over 40 research, grower, and technical presenters.
Read MoreDr. Michelle Moyer Previews her Talk on the Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast
Listen to Podcast 68 for a behind the scenes take on Dr. Moyer's Expo talk. In this interview she discusses recent research on integrated pest management for grapevine powdery mildew.
Read MoreHow is Climate Change Impacting Wine Production?
Gregory V. Jones is the Director of the Evenstad Center for Wine Education, holds the Evenstad Chair in Wine Studies, and is a professor and research climatologist in the Department of Environmental Studies at Linfield College in Oregon.
Read MoreInternational Sustainable Winegrowing Summit Comes to the U.S. for the First Time
Hosted by the 15th Annual Sustainable Ag Expo, international leaders, researchers, and practitioners tackle the issues and opportunities facing modern agriculture.
Read MoreSustainable Ag Expo Offers Pest Management Solutions
Sustainable Ag Expo is a three-day educational seminar held November 12th- 14th, 2018, highlighting the latest in farming research, resource issues, and business trends related to sustainable agriculture for farmers, agriculture professionals and pest control advisors. This year attendees can acquire up to 17.5 hours of California Department of Pesticide Regulation Continuing Education Units (CEUs) including two hours in the Laws and Regulations category. The sessions on Wednesday are devoted exclusively to pest management with 7.5 CEUs available on that day alone.
Read MoreSustainable Ag Expo Announces Dr. Michael McCarthy as 2018 Featured Speaker
Dr. McCarthy is a world-renowned expert on the use of rootstocks to mitigate abiotic stresses, wine-grape clonal selection, soil management, the development of regulated deficit irrigation and partial root zone drying, the use of mulch for vineyard floor management and reclaimed water use.
Read MoreDr. Marc Fuchs of Cornell University to Speak at the Sustainable Ag Expo
Over 30 growers, academics, experts, and extentionists will present at the innovative conference.
Read More12th Annual Sustainable Ag Expo Addresses Environmental, Economic, and Social Aspects of Sustainability
National researchers, agency experts, and farmers make up the robust program November 14-16, 2016 at the Madonna Inn Expo Center in San Luis Obispo, CA.
Read More12th Annual Sustainable Ag Expo Returns to San Luis Obispo
With the implementation of recent laws and regulations and other challenges affecting the California agricultural community, the Sustainable Ag Expo’s educational seminars, knowledge-sharing platforms, and innovative product exhibition will empower and equip farmers to successfully navigate the challenges they face.
Read MoreSustainable Ag Expo Tackles Current Challenges Facing Agriculture
From the dwindling supply of farm labor to the latest scientific findings on plant diseases, this year’s Sustainable Ag Expo brings growers the information they need to farm sustainably.
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