Sustainable Winegrowing Education
Free & On-Demand
This incredible program is made possible by Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE). Participating is easy:
Click SIGN UP to learn on-demand through November 2024.
Watch courses; pass the quiz; share new knowledge with 2+ colleagues.
Share what you have learned in short surveys and at 2 virtual roundtables.
New courses are being added through Summer 2024.
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Watch a suite of FREE online courses covering soil health, nutrition, climate change, and much, much more to help you grow your business by participating in the Western SARE Grant program.
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Informational video on how to get your continuing education credits.
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A wide ranging discussion on biochar and compost: how each is made both commercially and on a farm, why each are important in improving soil and crop health and productivity, the significance of blending them together, and how to apply them.
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The presentation gives a detailed description of the evaluation and outcomes of the VitisGen2 project that used marker assisted selection (MAS) to breed winegrape hybrid varieties that are resistant to powdery mildew.
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This presentation emphasizes the importance of an irrigation system's distribution uniformity and maintenance in vine health as well as optimizing water use. How to measure distribution uniformity is presented in detail.
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So, you want to be mechanized. Now what? Mechanization affects many farming practices from trellising and pest management to machine maintenance and labor. Learn how technology drives mechanization and how you can implement these practices.
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Participating is simple: 1) Watch up to 30 courses featuring veteran growers, Cooperative Extension Specialists, University researchers, and ag experts. 2) After watching the course complete a quiz to test your knowledge (70% needed to pass). 3) Complete a short survey on what you learned. 4) Use the train-the-trainer kit to educate at least 2 colleagues. 5) Join 2 virtual grower roundtable discussions. 6) Participate in the final survey.
Enhance your vineyard's sustainability with 30 online courses designed for farmers. You can choose the most relevant topics to you, like integrated pest management, irrigation efficiency, soil health, and laws and regulations.
You will have access to all of the courses through November 30, 2024.
Each course includes a quiz to help your brain retrieve data for the future (and for DPA and CCA hours when available). Quizzes require a 70% score to pass. Don’t worry, you can take it over if you need to!
Each course includes a short survey asking if the course provided new knowledge or skills and how you plan to use your new education. These surveys are a reporting requirement of the Western SARE grant. They help us show that online education is valuable to farmers like you.
As a participant, we ask that you share what you learned in each online course with at least two colleagues. The train-the-trainer tool kit included in each course makes this easy. Our goal is to educate 100 farmers on sustainable winegrowing directly through the online courses and reach 300 total farmers through the train-the-trainer program.
Yes! Many of the online courses include DPR and CCA continuing education. Course titles include the number and type of hours. A certificate of completion will be emailed to you after you complete each course. Vineyard Team will submit rosters to verify your attendance. All courses with CE need to be completed by November 30. If you are SIP Certified, ALL of the courses count towards your continuing education requirement in Standard 12.1.1. Simply upload the certificate that is emailed to you after you complete the course to document your hours.
Virtual grower roundtables will be held in December 2023 and 2024 and are an excellent opportunity to discuss implementing what you have learned in the online courses. These roundtables provide a platform for growers to share their challenges and successes, as well as learn from their peers about what is working for them.
A final survey will be sent in January 2024 asking how many people were educated using train-the-trainer kit and what new practices were implemented at your vineyard.