A University of Nebraska–Lincoln Viticulture Program workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 20 at Soaring Wings Vineyard in Springfield, Nebraska.
The workshop will feature Richard Smart, an Australian viticulturalist and leading global consultant on viticulture methods. Smart is considered responsible for revolutionizing grape growing due to his work on canopy management techniques.
Smart will discuss canopy management for better yields and quality, trunk disease and Accentuated Cut Edges. He will lead hands-on examinations of trunk disease and demonstrations of canopy management after the lunch break.
Cost for the workshop is $35 for first person from an enterprise and $25 per additional person from the same enterprise or family. Registration includes lunch.
Registration is required by June 18 by sending a check to University of Nebraska–Lincoln Viticulture Program, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, 279 Plant Sciences Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0915.
For additional questions, contact Paul Read at pread@unl.edu or 402-472-5136 or Stephen Gamet at sgamet@unl.edu or 402-416-9763.
