A couple of shows…
Summer is raging on and we have been running our feet off, but I thought I would take the time to recap a couple of shows we took the time to go to. First it was off to beautiful Duncan...
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Munckhof Equipment used in Cold Climate Study
While on the show in Minnesota we had the opportunity to talk with some customers and wine media writers and we discovered that our pre pruning equipment is now in use in a Wisconsin study to determine the effects of pre pruning on the cold climate...
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Cold Climate Conference, St Paul
The annual cold climate conference in St Paul Minnesota runs from Feb 21-23 and is a show dedicated specifically to growing in northern cold climate regions. The following in an excerpt from conference chair Teresa Savaryn: this year's conference theme has been titled, "The Grape Collaboration... Grape Minds Think Alike." The conference will...
Read MoreA bad year for Europe makes for North American Oppertunity
It appears not all wine growing regions shared our stellar growing season this year; while most areas of North America have enjoyed fair crops and good returns for their product, mega producing countries such as France, Italy, Australia and Argentina have been hit hard...
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May 14-16: Vancouver Island Growers Conferance
The Wine Island Growers Association puts on a conference annually for its members targeting issues specific to coastal growing climes, this year the venue was moved further north on the island to the city of Duncan BC, in the Quw'utsun'...
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Mar 8: South Valley Sales meeting
Held a the community centre in Oliver BC, the south valley sales seminars was an excellent forum offering a common instructional session for half the day and later breaking into individual sessions for both fruit growers and vineyardists. topics covered...
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Feb 8-10: World Ag Expo
World Ag Expo is the largest annual agriculture exposition celebrating 45 years of innovative agriculture with: 1,600 exhibitors displaying the latest in farm equipment, chemicals, communications, and technology on 2.5 million square feet of exhibit space. Free seminars on a variety...
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Jan 26-28: Unified Wine & Grape Symposium
Built with the joint input of growers, vintners and allied industry members, the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium is held annually in Sacramento, California and is the largest event of its kind in the western hemisphere. Serving as a clearinghouse...
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