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Will there be a spray-on cure for Piearce’s Disease? A grape-derived peptide holds promise as testing continues The following is reprinted from Wine Business Monthly’s
The time to irrigate is…now? As if frost season didn’t suck enough Happy budbreak! Actually “budburst”, as I’m told that is the more accurate term.
A Season of Nutrition How to fertilize your vines for maximum quality The following was originally published in Wine Business Monthly in February 2019. Management
What is sap flow pruning? Some basic principles should be applied to pruning to sustain vine health over the long-term The following is an excerpt
Free Money? Free Money! An interview with Brooke Pippi on the EQIP Program and what it can do for your farm I was lucky this
Breaking Down Plant Stress There’s no substitute for boots on the ground…yet By Dr. Mark Greenspan and Loni Lyttle Here at AV, we make our
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