Monitoring Vineyard Nutrition
This article describes how to determine vineyard nutrient needs through tissue and soil sampling.
Precision Agrilab
Producing quality results quickly is the primary objective at Precision Agri-Lab. To ensure accurate and precise data, we have implemented extensive quality control procedures. Daily QC procedures include running method blanks, ...
Management of grapevine water status under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions
Information on vineyard water management, focusing on when to initiate irrigation.
Irrigating Pastures
As summer approaches and the soil dries, forage plants become dormant. Some years in drier areas of Oregon dormancy may begin in the late spring. If you have irrigation rights, your pastures can provide supplemental nutrition ...
Use Caution When Irrigating Oaks and Madrones
Excessive summer irrigation of oak and madrone trees may promote fungal diseases such as the oak root fungus (aka armillaria root disease) and crown rot.
Grape pruning basics
All grapes require heavy pruning to produce fruit, but after the first three growing seasons, different types of grapes need different pruning. Wine grapes and muscadines usually need spur pruning, and American grapes, such as Concord and Thompson Seedless require cane pruning.