Join us at a FREE EcoVineyards field session near you!
Join viticulturist Dr Mary Retallack and a range of special guests to learn about the EcoVineyards project and how native insectary plants are being used by grape growers to benefit their vineyards.
At the field session, grape growers will discover how the project works with practical EcoVineyards demonstrations and local EcoGrowers available to answer questions about their EcoVineyards projects.
This free event includes morning tea and lunch for all attendees.
EcoVineyards Field Sessions Wednesday 28 April - Riverland Friday 21 May - Coonawarra
Field session program hosted by Dr Mary Retallack with special guests in each region: An introduction to the EcoVineyards project, functional biodiversity enhancement (good bugs, biocontrol, microbats, native insectary plants) by Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture.
EcoVineyards fact sheets
An introduction to native insectary plants
Fire resistant insectary plants
How to develop a biodiversity action plan (BAP)
Pre-European plant community lists for the Riverland
Meet the EcoGrower
Discuss native plant establishment
Planting techniques (power planter, Pottiputki, Hamilton planter etc.)
Tree guards (and Arborgreen discount offer)
Microbial activity - calico strips
Arthropod sampling (native plants and grapevines)
A focus on predatory birds (insectivorous/raptor birds)
ways to attract them to the vineyard
predatory bird perch update.
A focus on soil health
Soil carbon (PIRSA project results) and Condy’s crystals test
Predatory arthropods (in field assessment)
Water infiltration (infiltrometer ring test)
Soil resistance (penetrometer)
Soil temperature (in field and handheld thermometers)
For more information, contact Lisa Bennier, WGCSA Business Manager at lisa@wgcsa.com.au or 0419 039 508.
We look forward to seeing you there!
This project is supported by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, through funding from Australian Government's National Landcare Program.
