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Dormant Oil: Precision Application for Early-Season Vineyard Pest Control

Dormant oil is a crucial, proactive tool for vineyard managers to combat overwintering scale and mites. This post details precise timing based on bud swell and temperature, exact application specifications, and a step-by-step process to ensure maximum efficacy and prevent phytotoxicity, safeguarding your vineyard's early season health and yield potential.

July 9, 2026

9 min read

#dormant oil#vineyard pest control#scale insects

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One Critical Spray: Mitigating Post-Frost Disease Risk in Spring Vineyards

Learn the critical importance of a targeted fungicide application immediately following a spring frost event to prevent secondary disease infections in grapevines. This post details exact specifications, a step-by-step process, and actionable next steps for experienced vineyard managers.

July 8, 2026

5 min read

#spring frost#bud break#frost protection

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Precision Viticulture: Timing Vineyard Canopy and Spray Work with Growing Degree Days

Discover how using Growing Degree Days (GDDs) can revolutionize your vineyard's canopy management and spray timing. This guide provides experienced vineyard managers with actionable steps to implement GDDs, reduce costs, and improve fruit quality by aligning vineyard tasks with the vine's actual physiological development.

July 8, 2026

8 min read

#growing degree days#GDD#phenology

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Boost Vineyard Crew Proficiency: The "See One, Do One, Teach One" Method

Verbal instructions often fall short for complex vineyard tasks. The "See One, Do One, Teach One" method offers a hands-on, systematic approach to training new vineyard workers, ensuring proficiency and reducing costly errors. This guide provides step-by-step implementation and practical examples.

July 7, 2026

6 min read

#worker training#task instruction#hands-on learning

Close-up of workers hand-picking grapes in a vineyard for wine production.

Mastering Vineyard Operations: Integrating Spray Schedules with Work Assignments

For experienced vineyard managers, mastering the integration of spray schedules with daily work assignments is crucial for operational efficiency, worker safety, and regulatory compliance. This post details the importance of understanding PHI and REI, outlines a step-by-step process for seamless integration, and provides practical examples to avoid common and costly mistakes.

July 7, 2026

10 min read

#spray schedule#PHI#REI

Buckets of grapes being traditionally stomped outdoors, part of the winemaking process.

Acre-Foot to Drip: Translating Water Volume for Precision Vineyard Irrigation

Learn how to precisely translate an acre-foot of water into practical drip irrigation run times for your vineyard. This guide provides step-by-step calculations, hypothetical scenarios, and actionable advice for experienced vineyard managers to optimize water use and vine health.

July 6, 2026

6 min read

#irrigation volume#acre-foot#water planning

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Sucker Removal Timing: A Critical Defense Against Vineyard Disease

Sucker removal timing is often underestimated in its impact on vineyard health. This post details how early, precise sucker removal is a critical defense against trunk diseases, outlining optimal timing, step-by-step processes, and actionable strategies for experienced vineyard managers to reduce disease incidence and improve long-term vine productivity.

July 6, 2026

9 min read

#sucker removal#trunk suckering#vine disease

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