Michgian Grape Society and MSU Extension Presents:
16TH Annual Viticulture Field Day & Steak Cookout
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Southwest Michigan Research & Extension Center
9:00 a.m. Trade Show Opens
10:00-12:00 noon Morning Vineyard Workshops
Workshop #1 Potassium Vine Nutrition and Monitoring - Eric Hanson and Al Gaus
Workshop #2 Selecting Insecticides for Control of Grape Insect Pests - Rufus Isaacs
Workshop #3 Mid-season Insect and Disease Scouting of Grapevines - Mark Longstroth
Workshop #4 Chateau Herbicide on Newly-Planted Concord Grapevines - Gary Kirfman
Workshop #5 Culturally Reducing Cluster Compactness in Your Pinot noir and Pinot gris - Conrad Schutte and Stan Howell
12:00 noon Complimentary lunch
12:30 p.m. Trade Show Presentations
1:15 p.m. Equipment Demonstrations
2:45-4:30 p.m. Afternoon Vineyard Workshops
Workshop #6 Does Removal of Wild Grape Reduce Berry Moth Pressure? - Paul Jenkins
Workshop #7 Phosphorous Acid Fungicides for the Control of Grapevine Diseases - Annemiek Schilder
Workshop #8 Mechanization of Grape Production - Tom Zabadal
Workshop #9 Vineyard and Cellar Efforts to Eliminate Green Bell-Pepper in Your Bordeaux Red Wines - Jon Treloar and Stan Howell
4:45 p.m. Wine Hospitality
5:15 p.m. Steak Cookout
DISCLAIMER: Activities of this event are for informational purposes only. No endorsement of products, equipment, or presentation of information is expressed or implied by Michigan State University Extension.