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Learn Vineyard Management in 2023!

Learn vineyard establishment and management for commercial wine grape production through weekly online lectures by Dr. Patty Skinkis, Viticulture Extension Specialist, OSU. This non-credit course will cover site selection, vineyard design, plant materials (cultivars and rootstocks), vineyard establishment, pest management, nutrient and water management, canopy management, vineyard floor management, yield and fruit quality, vineyard logistics, technology, and economics. Register by March 31, 2023!

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2023 Pest Management Guide for Wine Grapes in Oregon

Learn the most effective techniques for controlling pests in commercial wine grape vineyards. This comprehensive publication covers strategies for controlling powdery mildew, botrytis bunch rot, mites and more, in addition to resources for organic growers.

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Featured Resources

Check out these seasonally relevant resources for grape producers!

Vine Mealybug in Oregon

These resources will help you monitor, identify and manage vine mealybug, a new invasive vineyard pest in Oregon.

Mar 2023 | Collection

Resources for vineyard frost protection

Spring frosts around budbreak are a concern for buds and emerging shoots in grape-growing regions across the state. This article summarizes the main factors related to frost risk and protection.

Alexander Levin, Cody Copp, Patricia A. Skinkis | Jan 2023 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Mechanical Weed Control for Under the Vine

Dr. Marcelo Moretti, Assistant Professor of Weed Science in the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University, provides a summary of research evaluating different implements for under-vine weed control in vineyards.

Jul 2021 | Online resource

Grapevine Rootstock Trial

See how the vines looked in the trial right before harvest in 2022!

Patricia A. Skinkis | Jan 2023 | Video

Developing a vineyard

Use these resources to learn about how to develop and manage a vineyard in Oregon.

Starting a vineyard

This article provides the important steps that need consideration in developing a vineyard business in Oregon.

Patricia A. Skinkis | Sep 2018 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Cost of establishing and managing a vineyard in Oregon

This publication provides an economic analysis of the costs to establish and manage a Pinot noir vineyard in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Although the information is specific to a Willamette Valley scenario, the information is useful for those who are planning to establish a vineyard.

Patricia A. Skinkis, Beau Olen | Nov 2018 | Online resource

Establishing a Vineyard in Oregon: A Quick-Start Resource Guide

This is a quick reference for those interested in establishing a vineyard in Oregon. A step-by-step format guides readers to the basic information they would need to consider before developing a vineyard, including how to develop...

Patricia A. Skinkis | Mar 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Latest resources

Season 1, Episode 10: Defining Economic Value of Vineyard Nutrient Management

Learn how researchers determine economic value of farm production practices and how those data can be used to help growers make more informed decisions in the future.

Patricia A. Skinkis | Apr 2023 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Sustainable management of the vine mealybug in organic vineyards

This review article from the Journal of Pest Science describes the management of vine mealybug in organic vineyards.

Arturo Cocco, Vitor Cezar Pacheco da Silva, Giovanni Benelli, Marcos Botton, Andrea Lucchi & Andrea Lentini | Mar 2021 | Online resource

Season 1, Episode 9: Vineyard Data and Experience Required for Sensor Development

Learn how plant nutrient sensors are developed and the need for agricultural engineers to help with precision agriculture in the future.

Patricia A. Skinkis | Mar 2023 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

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Commercial vineyard located in Oregon's Eola-Amity Hills AVA.
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National research team working on vineyard nutrition management

Oregon State University is one of several institutions involved in developing better mineral nutrient guidelines and monitoring methods for commercial vineyards and wineries. The High Resolution Vineyard Nutrient Management Project Team consists of 14 scientists from seven institutions from across the US, and includes national and international collaborators.

Learn more about the HiRes Vineyard Nutrition Project

Related News

OSU Extension research gives wine grape growers in Umatilla County hope for adjusting to changing climate

A pilot study for using kaolin clay on wine grapes to reduce heat stress and sunburn in the Walla Walla Valley found that using kaolin produced greater yields and fruit quality compared to the control plot, where kaolin wasn’t applied.

Mar 2023 | Impact story

Viticulturist finds that southern Oregon vineyards could save costs on water

Southern Oregon wine grape growers might be able to cut their water usage by almost half because of a new study led by Oregon State University Extension Service that found wine grape water usage estimated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's AgriMet was 44% higher than necessary.

Nov 2021 | Impact story

Oregon State receives $7.65 million grant to study impact of smoke on grapes and wine

Oregon State University researchers and a team of West Coast university collaborators have received a $7.65 million grant to study the impact of smoke exposure on grapes, a project that will provide critical knowledge to grape ...

Oct 28, 2021 | News story

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2023 Virtual Smoke Summit

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VIT TECH | Rootstocks

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VIT TECH | Soil Health

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Cody Copp
Assistant Professor of Practice

Contact me for questions related to commercial and home horticulture in Umatilla County and Eastern Oregon.

Alexander Levin
SOREC Director and Viticulturist
Dr. Patty Skinkis standing in OSU's research vineyard
Patricia A. Skinkis
Viticulture Extension Specialist

Contact for commercial wine grape production questions in Oregon (statewide).

Vaughn Walton
Entomologist
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