Members attend for free. A limited number of non-member spots are also available for purchase; purchase below or become a member today.
Upcoming Field Courses
Next Field Course – TBD
Future Hands-On Field Courses are currently on hold
due to social distancing and travel restrictions.
Previous Field Courses
Pre-Bloom Canopy Management & Vine Training Field Course
April 3rd 2020
Over an hour of in-the-field recorded footage covering multiple canopy management and vine training scenarios, including:
- Shoot thinning – which shoots stay and which go, when and why
- Early season canopy management and leaf removal demonstration
- Timing of canopy management to improve efficiency
- And more…
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Pruning Field Course 2020
January 18th 2020
An hour of recorded hands-on pruning education and best practices, including:
- Selection of healthy cane wood
- Proper spacing and counting of buds
- Pruning to promote vine longevity
- Common pruning mistakes and how to avoid them
- Fungal diseases of pruning wounds and options for prevention
- And more…
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Canopy Management
Field Course 2019
April 12th 2019
Over an hour of recorded hands-on instruction on canopy management best practices to improve fruit ripening and quality, enhance disease control and establish and maintain permanent vine structure , including:
- Shoot thinning and leaf removal strategies
- Managing excessive canopy vigor
- Assessing crop load and balance
- Grapevine tissue sampling demonstration
- Young vine training
- And more…
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Pruning Field Course 2019
February 8th 2019
An hour of recorded hands-on instruction on pruning methods and preparing your vineyard for the growing season, including:
- Demonstration of cane and spur pruning
- Correct pruning methods
- Selecting fruitful wood
- Spacing spurs & buds
- Training young vines
- And more…
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Pre-Bloom Field Course 2018
April 11th 2018
Over an hour of recorded hands-on pre-bloom education and demonstration including activities such as:
- Assessing spray coverage
- Sampling grapevine tissue
- Strategically removing leaves
- Assessing canopy health & crop load
- Scheduling irrigation
- And more…
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Pruning Field Course 2018
February 28th 2018
52 minutes of recorded of hands-on education and demonstration for pruning activities, such as:
- Training young vines
- Selecting fruitful wood
- Spacing spurs & buds
- Balancing crop load
- Correct pruning methods
- And more…
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