Grapes & Grape Products, Fruit & Nut Crops, Agricultural Production

Controlling Offsite Movement of Agricultural Chemical Residues: Winegrapes

Pesticides can be a boon to farms, but residues that reach ground or surface waters threaten wildlife, water quality, and human health. This publication shows how to rate your farm's potential for harm and act to keep these chemicals under control.

Publication Number:: 8456

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Cover Cropping in Vineyards: A Grower’s Handbook

This practical guide features cutting-edge methods for using cover crops to enhance vineyard performance. Includes information on how cover crops affect vineyards and promote ecological stability and how-to instructions.

Publication Number:: 3338

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Grape Pest Management—Third Edition

This comprehensive update to the classic includes several new invasive species that are now major pests. More than 70 experts have consolidated the latest scientific studies and research into one handy reference.

Publication Number:: 3343

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Grape: UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines

Download a free copy of these UC-approved guidelines for pest monitoring techniques, pesticide use, and nonpesticide alternatives -- essential tools for anyone making pest management decisions in the field.

Publication Number:: 3448

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Harvesting and Handling California Table Grapes for Market

How to market high-quality grapes over long periods and in large distributional areas. Color plates.

Publication Number:: 1913

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Making Table Wine at Home

This manual can get you started making your own table wine at home. Chapters cover spoilage and stability problems, juice and wine analysis, quality, the wine-making facility, and the ingredients and practices that make a good table wine.

Publication Number:: 21434

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Mealybugs in California Vineyards- PDF

This booklet contains detailed descriptions to help you identify the mealybugs found in your vineyard. You'll learn how they cause damage and how to take action with suggested biological, cultural, and chemical controls for each species.

Publication Number:: 21612E

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Micro-Irrigation of Trees and Vines

Covers all types of microirrigation-microsprinkler, surface drip, and subsurface drip, with information on emitters, pumps, valves, and flow meters; designing the best system; wetting patterns and pressure loss; and routine maintenance.

Publication Number:: 3378

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Organic Winegrowing Manual

This manual provides detailed information for organic as well as conventional wine grape growers on production issues, economics, weed and disease management, the conversion process, and organic certification and registration.

Publication Number:: 3511

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Packaging California Table Grapes

How to pack grape boxes, palletize and transport boxes to cold storage, and undertake forced-air cooling, initial fumigation, cold storage, storage room fumigation, and refrigerated transportation.

Publication Number:: 1934

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Passive Frost Protection of Trees and Vines

Freezing temperatures can have a devastating effect on tree and vine crop production. Proper management of your orchard or vineyard before a frost night can minimize potential damage. These management practices are called "passive protection."

Publication Number:: 21429e

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Pierce's Disease

This publication covers the symptoms of Pierce's disease and offers strategies for management. Includes information on the pattern of spread in vineyards by the different vectors; vector monitoring; and management strategies you can use in your vineyard.

Publication Number:: 21600E

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Preventing and Managing Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds in Orchards and Vineyards

Rely too much on any one herbicide and you end up with weeds that will resist its effects—and that's just what is happening now with glyphosate (Roundup®). See how you can increase effectiveness by diversifying your weed-management strategies.

Publication Number:: 8501

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Raisin Production Manual

Covers all aspects of raisin production from vineyard planting and pest management to harvesting, drying, and handling. Chapters on grapevine physiology, fruit ripening and drying, and quality factors cover technology and best practices for raisins.

Publication Number:: 3393

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Seasonal Guide To Environmentally Responsible Pest Mgmt in CA Table Grapes

This easy to use decision guide is packed with information to help tablegrape growers make environmentally responsible pest management decisions year-round -- without decreasing yield or fruit quality.

Publication Number:: 21647

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Sediment Management Goals and Recommended Practices for Orchards and Vineyards

Specific steps you can take to minimize vineyard and orchard soil erosion and keep downstream waterways clean. Reference Sheet 3.5 in the Farm Water Quality Planning series.

Publication Number:: 8219

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Songbird, Bat and Owl Boxes

This handy guide explores the benefits of the biodiversity and aesthetics of songbirds, bats, and owls. While written with vineyard managers in mind, anyone interested in learning about nest boxes will find this guide useful. Includes plans for building your own boxes.

Publication Number:: 21636

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Sulfur Dioxide Fumigation of Table Grapes

Fresh table grapes have a postharvest shelf life of as long as 2 months if fumigated with sulfur dioxide while in storage. Modern methods keep atmospheric releases of used sulfur dioxide gas to a minimum.

Publication Number:: 1932

Vegetative Filter Strips for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control in Agriculture

Irrigated orchards, vineyards, and row crops have high erosion rates. The vegetative filter strip (VFS) offers one way to control erosion rates and keep soil in the field rather than letting it be carried off site in drainage water.

Publication Number:: 8195

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Vine Mealybug: What You Should Know

Vine mealybug (VMB), a vineyard pest throughout the world, damages grape foliage and fruit, rendering the fruit unmarketable. This publication helps you identify and control VMB in California vineyards.

Publication Number:: 8152

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Vineyard Pest ID and Monitoring Cards - EPUB

Keep your vineyard healthy by staying on top of pest activity with the EPUB version of our pack of 50 cards.

Publication Number:: 9012

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Vineyard Pest Identification and Monitoring Cards

Keep your vineyard healthy by staying on top of pest activity with this set of 50 sturdy, pocket-size laminated cards. This is the perfect quick reference to identifying and monitoring vineyard diseases and pests.

Publication Number:: 3532

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Vineyards in an Oak Landscape - PDF

This publication provides information on the biological interactions between vineyards and oak woodlands. Topics include biodiversity, grape pests and diseases associated with native vegetation, and recommendations for minimizing environmental damage.

Publication Number:: 21577E

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Wine Grape Varieties in California

This is a “must-have” for everyone who loves California wines. Inside you’ll find information on 53 varieties grown in California, each highlighted by close-up photography of its clusters, leaves, and leaf shoots – 107 lush color photos in all.

Publication Number:: 3419

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