Ministry of Agriculture
The Best Practices Guide for Grapes for British Columbia Growers
The 2010 edition of the Best Practices Guide for Grapes is now available at a cost of $38 for BCWGC members and $50 for non-members, plus $10 shipping/handling ($15 out-of-province) and HST. To order contact:
Louise Corbeil
BC Wine Grape Council
PO Box 1218
Peachland BC V0H 1X0
Tel: 250-767-2534 Fax: 250-767-0094
Email: bcwgc@telus.net.
Contents of the Best Practices Guide for Grapes include:
1. Introduction
2. Grapevine development and basic physiology
3. Vineyard establishment
3.1 Site selection
3.2 Soils and land preparation
3.3 Planting grapevines
3.4 Variety and rootstock selection
3.5 Trellis systems
4. Vineyard maintenance
4.1 Maintaining young vines
4.2 Canopy management
4.3 Nutrition
4.4 Irrigation
4.5 Vineyard floor management
4.6 Frost protection
4.7 Crop estimation
5 Crop protection
5.1 IPM
5.2 Grape diseases
5.3 Insect and mite pests of grape
5.4 Weeds
5.5 Wildlife management
5.6 Urban issues
6. Organic & Sustainable6.1 Organic
6.2 Sustainable
7. Spray application
7.1 Pesticides
8. Harvest and quality issues
8.1 Fruit sampling and maturity
8.2 Harvesting techniques
8.3 Food safety
9. Farm regulations, guidelines, and government programs
9.1 Health and safety in vineyards
9.2 Agricultural Employers Guide to BC Employment Standards Act
9.3 Farm Practices Protection Act
9.4 Environmental Farm Plan Program
10. Useful publications and websites
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