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Around The Vineyard

Symposium Reveals Novel Uses

for Precision Viticulture

By: Annie Klodd, University of Minnesota Extension
W playing in the world of viticulture, and where growers map data across their fields to man-
hat role do you see precision agriculture while. It is an ever-growing field of technology

how do we get over the growing pains
moisture, plant vigor, pests, and soil nutrient con-
to make it a reality? These were the key questions age crops more profitably and efficiently. Think soil
addressed during a recent Precision Viticulture tent.
Symposium co-hosted by the American Society of
Enology and Viticulture and the National Grape According to Rob Bramley, symposium speaker
Research Alliance. and a Senior Scientist at CSIRO in Australia, preci-
sion agriculture is built on the principle that land is
For many grape growers, precision agriculture variable. If a variable landscape is all managed the
may be a totally new concept, while others have same, some areas will be profitable and others will
been using it, knowingly or unknowingly, for a operate at a loss.

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