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Green IPM Leading the Way
Lincoln University Biodiversity Project
Following the successful sustainable IPM tour recently held in Victorian wine regions, the momentum seems to be gathering with publicitiy focusing on our guest speaker at the IPM events, Professor Steve Wratten from Lincoln University in New Zealand.
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Wine Industry Leadership
Victorian Graduates
The first year of the Wine Industry Leadership Program (WILP) has ended on a high with 28 people graduating from the Program and intense interest in future courses being generated across Australia. The graduates of year one were of all ages and from all sectors of the industry including grapegrowing, winemaking, management, cellar-door, administration and marketing.
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AWRI Update
Agrochemical Update August 2007
 A regular feature of the Grapecheque e-newsletter will be Agrochemical Updates for AWRI. In this edition, Dr Sally Jean-Bell provides information on the use of chemicals and permits that have been recently registered with APVMA. We also look at marked increase in the number of packaged wines containing calcium-DL-tartrate instabilities and provide links to information for wineries seeking more information.
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Australian Pruning Competition
Winter Vineyard Festival
 Black cats, superstitious thick fog that didn’t want to lift and forty-five pruners armed with secateurs, wet weather gear and fierce determination to take home the title of 2007 Inaugural Australian Pruner of the Year met at Montara Winery, Ararat, Victoria on Friday 13th July.
The Inaugural Pruning Competition as part of the Winter Vineyard Festival was a huge success with competitors coming from South Australia, New South Wales as well as many different areas of Victoria to enjoy the competition, comradeship, machinery demonstrations as well as the lamb spit roast, cakes and mulled wine.
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WFA - Media Release
Australian Wine Sector Enviornmental Performance
 The Winemakers’ Federation of Australia is the peak industry body representing the interests of winemakers across all national issues. The Inaugural Australian Wine Industry Stewardship survey results have been released by the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, covering the environmental stewardship activities of more than 2,700 grape growers from around Australia. To read the media release, Click to download file.
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Sentek SoluSAMPLER
Fighting Salinity
The Sentek SoluSAMPLER Is Launched to Help Growers Fight Multi-Million Dollar Salinity Problem
A simple tool developed in South Australia to manage a multi-million dollar salinity problem and save nutrients in plant root zones will be marketed world-wide. The Australian horticulture industry will be first in line to benefit from the new device that places effective salinity and nutrient management within the reach of all growers.
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WHAT'S ON
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Sustainable Wine Production
Protecting Water Quality
Victoria’s water resources represent one of the state’s most important natural assets, providing habitat for diverse flora and fauna and sustaining human activities, including agriculture. However, since European settlement the pressure on Victoria’s waterways has increased, adversely affecting the health of many aquatic environments.
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King Valley Vignerons Events
Monday 24th September and Saturday October 5th.
King Valley Vigerons have a busy month ahead with events planned in September and October. On September 24th, a session title "Managing Canopy and Water for the upcoming season will be held at Brown Brothers Banksdale Vineyard in Myrrhee. For more information on the event Click to download file.
The King Valley Shed Wine Show is a unique event - where winemakers have the opportunity to showcase their wines and together with the general public, have the chance to benchmark a large number of King Valley Wines.
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Grampians Wine Present
When Passion and Climate Collide
 The GWRDC and Grampians Wine invite grapegrowers, viticulturists and winemakers to one of their most important seminars of the year. The event is titiled "When Passion and Climate Collide" and features a fantastic line up of speakers including, Mr Laurie Stanford - AWBC, Peter Godden - AWRI, and Dr Leanne Webb - CSIRO. Topics to be covered include, Climate Change, Vineyard Eco-Systems, Market Outlook, Frost Management Strategies and Nebbiolo perfection. To read more and to register for the event Click to download file.
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Wine Skills Workshops
Bendigo and Melbourne
The first of a new series of WineSkills workshops have been scheduled for Victorian wineries in October. Interested participants are strongly encouraged to register early to secure their attendance at these extremely popular sessions.
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ASVO Seminar
Water: Friend of Foe?
ASVO is holding a seminar on Friday November 2, starting at 8.30am to 4.30pm. The venue is the Mildura Arts Centre. For more information, or to register for the event, click on the ASVO logo under industry links on the right hand side of the newsletter and follow the links from the news and events section.
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