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Groundwork: A Vineyard Floor Management Summit
March 10 – March 11 PDT
Join us as we survey the tools, techniques and innovations around vineyard floor management. We’ll cover important areas ranging from soil health, cover crop management, weed control (including grazing), increasing biodiversity and the economics behind these practices. In a changing environment, vineyard floor management can help create a more balanced, sustainable, and healthy vineyard that is better able to thrive. A two-part event with one day in seminars led by thought leaders from around the country, followed by a practical day in the field with hands on demonstrations.
Our Speakers:
- Dr. Jaclyn Fiola, Ph.D. , Assistant Professor, Soils & Environmental Science, Delaware Valley University
- W. Gill Giese Jr., PhD , Plant and Soil Science/Assistant Professor, Instructor, College of Agriculture, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
- Craig Ledbetter, Vice President, Vino Farms
- Fred Merwarth, Co-Owner, Winemaker, Vineyard and Nursery Manager, Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard
- Justine Vanden Heuvel, Professor and Chair, Horticulture Section School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University
