Viticulture News

BioSafe Systems announces the release of PVent® Biological Fungicide. An enhancement in microbial fungicide technology, PVent provides growers with an easy-to-use, versatile IPM tool. This innovative development was spearheaded through a strategic partnership between two family-owned businesses: BioSafe Systems and Lallemand Plant Care. Due to its active ingredient, a 93% Gliocladium ...

May 24, 2018

By BioSafe Systems, LLC

The Micro Irrigation System Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $5 billion to over $12 billion by 2024; as reported in the latest study by  ...

Apr. 6, 2018

By Global Market Insights, Inc.

New Canadian fresh grape varieties will expand growers’ offerings and fill up shelf space with flavour profiles that meet market demand. The Consumer Insights team at Vineland is working to ensure the new varieties are exactly what consumers are looking for. In partnership with the Ontario Fresh Grape Growers, Vineland hosted a grower/ retailer open house to showcase new scouted ...

Jan. 2, 2018

By Vineland Research and Innovations Centre Inc

Learn how we can simplify your winery wastewater treatment Join us January 24-25 at the 2018 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium at booth #144. We will be featuring case studies showcasing how we have created solutions for winery wastewater treatment,  knowledgeable experts that will partner with you to create solutions for the challenges you are facing, and our ...

Nov. 27, 2017

By Aeration Industries International (AII)

VISCA Project will provide a Climate Service (CS) and Decision Support System (DSS) that integrate climate, agricultural and end-users specifications in order to design medium- and long-term adaptation strategies to climate change. The project is validated by real demonstrations with end-users on three demo sites in Spain, Italy and Portugal. VISCA started officially in May 2017 for a period of 3 ...

Nov. 8, 2017

By Meteosim S.L.

Irritec will participate to the Indagra exhibition 2017, that will take place from October 25th to 29th at Romexpo Center in Bucharest, in Romania. Indagra is an established international exhibition for agriculture, food industry, viticulture, animal husbandry and gardening equipement and products. Irritec will show drip irrigation systems and new irrigation technologies, but also ...

Oct. 9, 2017

By IRRITEC SpA

Recently, Dr. María F. Silva and her colleagues from the Institute of Agricultural Biology of Mendoza, Argentina, have published an article dedicated to the determination of different sugars in ...

Aug. 6, 2017

By Lumex Instruments Group

Climate change is threatening different varieties of agriculture species; the wine-grapes are especially sensitive to subtle differences in micro-climate impacts causing changes in the crops (i.e. decrease of the grape quality and quantity, changes in alcohol, acid, sugar, etc.) which directly affects the European wine industry. VISCA (“Vineyards´ Integrated Smart Climate ...

May 15, 2017

By Meteosim S.L.

Although, at first sight, winemaking might appear to be one of the most idyllic of occupations, it is an industry with its own serious safety concerns. The fermentation process that produces the highly desirable end product, whether it be a serious earthy, rich, Cabernet Sauvignon or a sweet, slightly decadent, Moscato, also produces a lot of carbon dioxide. In the realm of 40 times the volume of ...

May 3, 2017

By Edinburgh Sensors Ltd

The city of Zaragoza has been the stage for another success signed Pieralisi. During the fair, Pieralisi booth has been one of the most visited stands, with an attendance percentage of 7.5% more than last year. Professionals, representatives and onlookers have seen the state-of-the-art machinery and particularly Pieralisi integrated system (SIP) displayed at the booth. This latter has aroused a ...

Apr. 11, 2017

By Pieralisi Group

On 11th November, 2016 Pieralisi Group has taken part to the DICA Day held in Toledo, for the spread of the innovation in the agricultural cooperative sector. During this event, Pieralisi Intergral System was presented. This system is a real innovation for the wineries which allows the instant and continuous ...

Apr. 11, 2017

By Pieralisi Group

Meteosim will lead the consortium of this R&D project that has been recently granted by the EU Climate change is threatening wine-grapes (i.e. decrease of the grape quality and quantity, changes in alcohol, acid, sugar, etc.), directly affecting the European wine industry. VISCA (“Vineyards´ Integrated Smart Climate Application”) is a Climate Service (CS) and Decision ...

Feb. 17, 2017

By Meteosim S.L.

Join us in beautiful St Helena, California for IQ’s annual Innovation and Quality trade show at Krug Winery March 2, 2017 in booth #255.  Meet our lead sales team and President, Don Douglas to answer all of your sorting questions.  Video demonstrations available. ABOUT IQ Innovation + Quality (IQ) 2017 is the third annual forum for ...

Jan. 5, 2017

By Woodside Electronics Corporation (WECO)

2017 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium: Visit Us Booth #2221 Learn how we can simplify your winery wastewater treatment Join us at the 2017 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium at booth #2221. We will be featuring case studies showcasing how we have created solutions for winery wastewater treatment, ...

Dec. 7, 2016

By Aeration Industries International (AII)

The “Schiumone” (Big Foam) is a patented solution for weed control wich won the New Techniques Award and the Blue Award at EIMA in Bologna. It is an ecological thermal weed-killing machine for vineyards and tree crops in general, able to produce hot foam and distribute it a targeted way under the rows of the trees. When the temperature of the vegetable ...

Oct. 17, 2016

By Tecnovict - a brand of Spezia srl

The “Schiumone”  (Big Foam)  is an  ecological thermal weed-killing machine for vineyards and tree crops in general, able to produce hot foam and distribute it a targeted way under the rows of the trees. When the temperature of the vegetable fiber exceeds 60° occurs the collapse of the proteins and within a few days the drying of the same. Since the foam has an ...

Sep. 17, 2016

By Tecnovict - a brand of Spezia srl

You may eventually tempt your palette with more muscadine grape varieties, and they’ll be good for you, with new findings from University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers. Muscadine grapes are known for their health benefits and other nutritive values – even for potential preventive measures against cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The fruits are ...

Aug. 10, 2016

By The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

An overwhelming majority of wineries in Ontario recognize the value of water and how sustainable water management practices can improve winery operational performance, reduce costs and support growth, a recent survey of Ontario wineries found. The 2016 survey, conducted by the BLOOM Centre for ...

Jul. 28, 2016

By BLOOM

Climate change is threatening cork production in the forests of Spain and Portugal, making it more difficult to produce traditional wine bottle stoppers and putting an ancient and valuable industry at risk. A recent study by Portuguese researchers shows that cork − the thick bark of an oak tree species found mostly in the Iberian Peninsula − grows at a much slower rate during intense, ...

Jun. 11, 2016

By Climate News Network

The Town of Lincoln and Niagara College hosted an agricultural symposium last week, inviting 90 people in the agricultural sector from across the Golden Horseshoe to talk about growing the food and farming cluster in the region. In the photo, answering questions from the audience are presenters, from left: VRIC CEO Jim Brandle, GHFFA executive director Janet Horner, Food and Beverage Ontario ...

May 10, 2016

By Vineland Research and Innovations Centre Inc