129: The Efficient Vineyard Project

The Efficient Vineyard Project uses three phases to help growers improve their farming techniques; Measure, Model, and Manage. Terry Bates, Senior Research Associate at Cornell University in the School of Integrative Plant Sciences and Director of the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory, has worked with the Efficient Vineyard Project since 2015 to collect and interoperate spatial data. He knew that growers were aware that variation in the vineyard was important to manage, but they did not know how to work with spatial data.

The three phases create a foundation to make data work for each grower. The first phase, Measure, looks at how growers go about collecting data, what sensors they have, and how that data is being collected. The second phase is to Model the collected data to get the best information. And the third and final phase is to Manage through the mechanization of tasks. The program has even released a free My Efficient Vineyard software to make this process even more accessible to growers.

References:

• 55: Using Technology to Schedule Irrigation
• 77: Vineyard Pruning Technology
• Donate to the Juan Nevarez Memorial Scholarship
• Efficient Vineyard
• High Resolution Vineyard Nutrient Management
• Mechanical Pruning in Concord with Dr. Terry Bates (Video)
• SIP Certified
• What is the Efficient Vineyard Project?

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