VASCM: Watch the VVA Webinar on How to Manage Your Crop Levels; June 3 Webinar on Mid-Season Practices - Free

[Mary Lindsay]

The follow-up benefits to the webinar with Virtual Viticulture Academy 
continue. VVA is making available to our members, *for free*:

  *   The recording of the *Crop Level Management webinar* on Monday,
    which was held at the special request of one of our members to
    provide more information on the topic. /See more below, along with
    the link to watch it.
    /

  * The recording of the *Vineyard Advising session* Fritz Westover did
    with his members preceding the talk on Crop Level Management. /See
    the link //here
    <https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/6852238235163659778>////to
    watch/.

  * You are invited to participate in the *June 3 webinar on Mid-Season
    Vineyard Practices* at 5pm Pacific - for free. /See more below,
    including the registration link./


Have a nice Memorial Day weekend! And may your vineyards thrive!


Mary Lindsay

Muns Vineyard


How to Manage Your Crop Level for Lower Market Demand Learn strategies 
to use to reduce costs while maintaining acceptable quality in your 
vineyard.
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  *Adapting Crop Levels to Market Demands*

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Grape Growers,

If you only have a buyer so far for say half of your grapes due to the 
market challenges of 2020, divide your vineyard into 2 sections. For the 
section that will be sold for sure, maintain it as usual to the 
standards of your buyer. Maintaining that relationship is critical!

For the rest of your vineyard that is currently NOT under contract, you 
may wish to consider a plan B management strategy to reduce costs while 
still maintaining the fruit for a potential buyer at harvest time. The 
main ways to reduce costs while still maintaining an acceptable quality 
level for the "B" section of your vineyard are by reducing spray costs 
and by reducing the number of passes through the vineyard. Options could 
include:

*>* Quicker, less exact shoot thinning.
*>* Less precise shoot positioning.
*>* Not dropping fruit at early fruit set (waiting for lag phase) to 
save on labor.
*>* Occasionally skipping a spray if conditions allow.
*>* Using less expensive, generic spray products.

If you are interested in learning more about crop adjustment, especially 
during the current uncertain market times, register for my *FREE Mid 
Season Vineyard Strategies Webinar 
<https://virtualviticultureacademy.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f91419beabf0f851b8e47aa0b&id=22197cd2af&e=a16e4ccc33>* on 
June 3rd at 7pm CST where I will cover this topic in more detail. 
Register *here 
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Cheers,
~ Fritz



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