Napier - Grape Day

GRAPE
DAYS
2015
Presents
PERENNIAL PROBLEMS -
HAWKE’S BAY
POWDERY MILDEW, RESISTANT WEEDS AND TRUNK DISEASES
Friday 12 June – 9.30am
Napier War Memorial
Conference Centre, Napier
SESSION 1: NEW ZEALAND WINEGROWERS
Introduction and an Update on the Research Programme - Simon Hooker (NZW)
Vintage 2015 Update - Philip Gregan (NZW)
SESSION 2: POWDERY MILDEW - BIGGER THAN EVER
30 Years of trials and experience from Australia and around the world - Trevor Wicks (consultant, Australia)
The latest and greatest from New Zealand - Trevor Lupton (Consultant, Gisborne)
Industry perspective - Ollie Powrie (Villa Maria)
SESSION 3: VINEYARD LONGEVITY
Practical management of grapevine trunk diseases - Mark Sosnowski (SARDI)
Grafted Grapevine Standard - Nick Hoskins (Virus Elimination Project Manager)
Trunk diseases - industry perspective - Graham Bartleet (Pernod Ricard)
SESSION 4: HERBICIDE RESISTANCE - WEED MANAGEMENT
Vineyard weed management - breeding superweeds - Trevor James (AgResearch)
Glyphosate resistance - when you’re on to a good thing, don’t stick to it - Jason Sabeeney (Sygenta Australia)
How are you fighting your battles? - David Manktelow (FreshLearn)
A wider strategy to win the war on weeds and sustainability update - Philip Manson (NZW)
SESSION 5: SUMMARY
Summary of the day and reiteration of key take-home messages - Sam Scarrett (NZW Research Committee)
Session’s End - mix and mingle with cheese and glass of wine
Image courtesy of Aronui Wines Vineyard
NEW ZEALAND WINEGROWERS