Grapes
Research shows biostimulant use boosts plant defenses against cold snaps.
Kaolin, bentonite effective against smoke damage, but only if they are washed off once the smoke has cleared.
As wine consumption continues to decline worldwide, California keeps producing too many grapes.
Newly introduced Smoke Exposure Research Act would support and protect growers in California, Oregon, and Washington from wildfire smoke damage.
Whether your vineyard yield choice is crop per linear foot of row or tons per acre, you can’t manage what you don’t measure.
A market currently limited to the South could expand to a wider audience thanks to new releases and breeding advances for muscadine grapes.
Report shows California’s latest wine grape crush at less than 3 tons, which is 25% down from the size of previous year’s big crush.
With wildfires top of mind lately, insurance experts offer tips to protect vineyards from going up in smoke.
Dr. Anita Oberholster of UC Davis was perhaps best known for informing the California wine industry about wildfire impacts.
EPA approves chlorantraniliprole post-patent products. Learn about two that pertain to fruit and nut growers.
Texas A&M AgriLife team takes lead in four year, $7 million project to improve muscadine grapes for fresh market and winemaking.
Nationwide survey results reveal enology concerns on regional and national fronts.
New computer model projects the temperatures that cause freeze damage in Northeastern cultivars.
UC Davis’ Larry Williams says grapevine crop coefficients increase with degree day accumulation and trellis width, and are reduced as row spacing increases.
Optimal weather conditions set the stage for what looks to be a memorable vintage across the state.
There’s always plenty to talk about at UGA’s annual muscadine field day. Take a look at some new muscadine selections.
Biocontrols benefit wine grape growers, but there is still room for improvement when it comes to beating vine mealybug pest.
Twelve counties and counting are under quarantine for the invasive pest. Find out what ag experts are saying.
Coons, birds force Virginia grape growers to rely on protected ag measures in their vineyards.