Grapevine diseases like powdery mildew and grapevine leafroll can devastate yield and quality, but most vineyards still rely on manual scouting and delayed responses. At Vivid Machines, we’re changing that.  Our Vivid XV3 system uses computer vision technology to detect disease early, monitor canopy health, and deliver real-time data so growers can act fast, treat precisely, and protect their crops more sustainably! Learn how early detection is helping vineyards improve yield, reduce input costs, and make smarter decisions all season long. https://www.vivid-machines.com/blog/early-detection-better-protection---ais-role-in-vineyard-disease-management-canopy-health

The best powdery mildew scout on the planet! Detect Grape Powdery Mildew spores in your vineyard BEFORE an infection occurs. CVC's Grape Powdery Mildew Network provides growers with county-wide detection maps. CVC delivers the reliable information needed to improve your spray program's efficiency and effectiveness. Direct your scouting and spraying teams where they are needed first. Samples are collected weekly or twice a week by CVC's trained staff. Your quantified spore count report alerts you when powdery mildew spores are present!  CVC's new "Spore Trap 800" samples 500% more air volume than competing spore traps. The Spore Trap 800 is field proven, has improved spore detection with a smaller carbon footprint!

At Scout, we believe this is the perfect time to modernize and optimize vineyard operations, empowering great farmers to meet their financial and quality goals more efficiently. Our software enables viticulturists and vineyard operations teams to harness the power of AI enabled insights to automate inventory, refine yield estimates, monitor weak vines, and improve overall vineyard quality. This ultimately extends the vineyard’s lifespan and enhances its sustainability, both from a health and financial perspective.

As we welcome the start of the season, now begins one of the most crucial aspects of our operation – implementing our high standard, testing protocols. Cutting harvest is around the corner and we wanted to remind our partners of the many efforts we put forth to provide the highest level of vine quality. At Sunridge Nurseries, maintaining superior standards and vine cleanliness is paramount. From start to finish throughout the propagation process, we set the foundation for vineyard success and aim to continue raising the industry standard. That standard is as follows: We sample 100% of our mother blocks at a 99% confidence interval for a comprehensive range of grapevine viruses and other pathogens.  Our tests are facilitated by a third-party, accredited lab using the most advanced, PCR testing techniques.   Prior to grafting, cuttings are soaked in a quaternary ammonium salt disinfectant for sanitation.  All grafting, disbudding and cutting implements are constantly

Automation: What We Know and What We are Learning Sustainable Ag Expo   I   November 12    I    4:30-5:00 pm Don't miss this seminar at the Sustainable Ag Expo in November!  Grant Cremers (Delicato Family Vineyards) will talk about a grower’s perspective on automation in the vineyard: Get insights into your most pressing questions including deciding what to automate, how to manage the transition and expectations, and what autonomous tractor work looks like today. Stick around after the session for Sustainable Gear & Beer! Get tickets here! --- Grant Cremers has been growing winegrapes on the central coast for 30 years. He has had the opportunity to learn from his time as a field scout, PCA, Vineyard Manager, Vineyard Director, and now Vineyard and Winery General Manager. He has made time to participate in our industry and community, including serving as past Board Member of the Vineyard Team, past Chair of the Ag Advisory Committee

Be Prepared – says the Boy Scout motto, which is a pretty good summary of our advice for renting a commercial generator. We’re all dependent on electricity; when the power goes out, you don’t want to be scrambling to figure out how you’ll get a backup generator on-site, connected, and running. Losing power is already stressful, but it doesn’t need to be if you prepare. If you anticipate needing portable backup power at any point, determine the answers to the questions below to help us get the right portable generator on your site and hooked up quickly. What voltage is your power? Single phase or three phase? How many amps do you need a backup commercial generator to supply? If the power for the facility is required to be maintained at the same capacity as your electrical utility company provides, it’s necessary to calculate the aggregate load. This is the amount of power consumed during the average peak period where electricity demand is greatest in

Be Prepared – says the Boy Scout motto, which is a pretty good summary of our advice for renting a commercial generator as well. We’re all dependent on electricity; let’s face it when the power goes out, you don’t want to be scrambling to figure out how you’ll get a backup generator on-site, connected, and running; losing power is already stressful enough. But it doesn’t need to be, especially if you prepare. If you anticipate needing portable backup power at any point this year, determine the answers to the questions below to help us get the right portable generator on your site and hooked up quickly. What voltage is your power? Single phase or three phase? How many amps do you need a backup commercial generator to supply? If the power for the facility is required to be maintained at the same capacity as your electrical utility company provides, it’s necessary to calculate the aggregate load. This is the amount of power consumed during the av

Be Prepared – says the Boy Scout motto, which is a pretty good summary of our advice for renting a commercial generator as well. We’re all dependent on electricity; let’s face it when the power goes out, you don’t want to be scrambling to figure out how you’ll get a backup generator on-site, connected, and running; losing power is already stressful enough. But it doesn’t need to be, especially if you prepare. If you anticipate needing portable backup power at any point this year, determine the answers to the questions below to help us get the right portable generator on your site and hooked up quickly. What voltage is your power? Single phase or three phase? How many amps do you need a backup commercial generator to supply? If the power for the facility is required to be maintained at the same capacity as your electrical utility company provides, it’s necessary to calculate the aggregate load. This is the amount of power consumed during the av

Viticulturists in California's Central and North Coasts predict a delayed harvest this year due to the cold, rainy spring. This postponement poses a potential threat to the grape crop, leaving it vulnerable to challenges from autumn rains, cooler temperatures, and smoke taint from wildfires.  The delay does, however, provide grape growers with more time to prepare for a persistent challenge to wine grapes – bird damage. The critical moment is after bud break and before veraison when vineyards become prime targets for birds searching for food and a place to roost. "The time to act is when the sugar content begins to rise and attract the birds," asserts Dave Crockett of Kenwood's The Dirt Farmer, vineyard services company. "Once the birds are drawn in, there's nothing you can do to deter them. The key is to prevent them from noticing the ripening grapes in the fields below. With this year's harvest delayed by one to four weeks, there's st

Be Prepared – the Boy Scout motto. It’s a pretty good summary of our advice for renting a commercial generator as well. When the power goes out, you don’t want to be scrambling to figure out how you'll get a backup generator on site, connected, and running. Losing power is already stressful enough. The process of getting backup power online goes much more smoothly when you prepare. If you anticipate needing portable backup power at any point this year, determine the answers to the questions below to help us get the right portable generator on your site and hooked up quickly. What voltage is your power? Single phase or three phase? How many amps do you need a backup generator to supply? Knowing these variables will tell us the size generator that would be appropriate for your application. To save time, use our Generator Sizing Calculator to get an idea. We rent commercial generators ranging from 10 kW to 1 Megawatt. What do you have in place for connecting you