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Probing Into Probe Data: Soil Probe Calibration

Mark Krasnow

Sep 2510 min

Probing Into Probe Data: Soil Probe Calibration

Investing in soil probe calibration and placement analysis helps ensure probe data is meaningful.

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Mark Krasnow

Sep 116 min

Carpool Lane to Carbon Zero

A "carpool lane to carbon zero" shortcut by focusing on sequestration as much as emissions

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Zonal Management: The Only Acceptable Form of "Micromanagement"

Mark Krasnow

Aug 297 min

Zonal Management: The Only Acceptable Form of "Micromanagement"

Variability in a vineyard is inherent. How you manage site variability, especially intra-block variability, can make or break fruit quality.

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Don’t Lose Your Shit: Nutrient Use Efficiency and other Musings on Fertiliser Use in Vineyards

Mark Krasnow

Aug 87 min

Don’t Lose Your Shit: Nutrient Use Efficiency and other Musings on Fertiliser Use in Vineyards

When it comes to vineyard nutrition, knowing your shit is the best way to maximise the efficacy of your nutrition management efforts...

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Karen Peterson

Jul 164 min

2-Bud, or Not 2-Bud

You only get one chance to plant and train a vine, so optimising this practice is fundamental.

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Mark Krasnow

May 264 min

Sward Play

We’ve already covered our thoughts on how we might better manage the undervine area, but now we're looking at an even greater area of ground

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Mark Krasnow

May 225 min

Don’t Undermine Your Undervine

This is the first post in a series exploring ideas that have inspired us in the past and future research we're looking to conduct.

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Notes From the Underground: Rootstock Selection

Mark Krasnow

May 66 min

Notes From the Underground: Rootstock Selection

The low down on the down low. Rootstock selection can make or break a vineyard, so don't stuff it up.

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Demystifying Sap Flow Pruning – The Physiology of it All

Karen Peterson

Apr 306 min

Demystifying Sap Flow Pruning – The Physiology of it All

Sap flow pruning principles are intended to support the vine’s vascular system development and flow, and why wouldn’t you want to?

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Demystifying Sap Flow Pruning (aka. gentle pruning, soft pruning) – The Basics

Karen Peterson

Apr 272 min

Demystifying Sap Flow Pruning (aka. gentle pruning, soft pruning) – The Basics

It's nearly pruning season in New Zealand and pruning techniques are front of mind. Sap flow pruning basic principles demystified.

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