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Viticulture Field Day
August 21, 2019 | 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
- 7:30 – 8:00 am: Coffee at the Viticulture and Enology Center
- 8 am – 8:30 am: Registration (Viticulture and Enology Center)
- 8:30 – 10:30 am: Field Day at the Research Vineyard: Demonstration of different trellis systems, cultural, pesticide and soil-management field trials: Sarah Bowman (Surry Community College), David Bower (Surry Community College), Mark Hoffmann (NC State)
- 11:00 am – Noon: Shelton Viticulture Center: Research Updates:
- Herbicide Research Updates (Kira Sims, NC State)
- Grape Pest Monitoring and PD control (Hannah Burrack, NC State)
- North Carolina Grape Virus Survey (Mark Hoffmann, NC State)
- Impact of leaf removal on berry chemistry and disease incidence in Chardonnay and Merlot (Mark Hoffmann, NC State)
- Noon – 1:00 pm: lunch
No registration fee.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Western Grape Extension Team Meeting (Surry Community College)