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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.

The first EcoVineyards Field Session will take place in the Adelaide Hills on Wednesday 21 October at one of our EcoVineyards, Ashton Hills Vineyard.

We will be visiting the rest of the state during October and November, be sure to come along when we're in your region! 

​This free event includes afternoon tea for all attendees.

EcoVineyards Field Sessions
Wednesday 21 October - Adelaide Hills
Friday 23 October - Clare
Thursday 29 October - Coonawarra
Thursday 5 November - Langhorne Creek
Tuesday 10 November - Barossa
Thursday 12 November - McLaren Vale
Friday 27 November - Riverland

Field session program hosted by Dr Mary Retallack with special guests in each region:

  • Registration and footbath
  • EcoVineyards site walk and project update from host EcoGrowers
  • Project updates from other regional EcoGrowers
  • Native insectary plant selection and planting techniques: native insectary plants, planting techniques (power planter, Pottiputki, Hamilton planter etc.), tree guards (and Arborgreen Landscape Products discount offer)
  • EcoVineyards fact sheets: An introduction to native insectary plants; How to develop a biodiversity action plan (BAP); Pre-European plant lists for each of the eight major wine regions in SA; Fire resistant insectary plants
  • A focus on soil health: macro organisims (biodiversity), water infiltration (infiltrometer ring test), soil resistance (penetrometer), microbial activity (calico strips), soil temperature (handheld thermometer), soil carbon (project results)
  • Predatory birds - how to attract them to the vineyard
  • Launch of the ‘Key predators of vineyards insect pests’ booklet from Landscape SA


If you would like to attend a EcoVineyards Field session, please register via the Wine Grape Council of South Australia Eventbrite page.

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 and Water Resources, through funding from Australian Government's National Landcare Program.

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  • Home
  • About
    • Our People >
      • Adrian Hoffman
      • Jared Stringer
      • Troy van Dulken
      • Beck Burgess
      • Nick Price
      • Sheridan Alm
    • Strategic Direction
    • SA Wine Industry Plan
    • Industry Organisations
  • Grower Resources
    • Employment & WHS >
      • Pay Rates
      • Employment FAQs
      • Workplace Health & Safety
      • Farm Safety Videos
      • Templates & Links
    • Personal Property Security Register
    • Grape Purchase Agreements >
      • Guide to selling wine grapes
      • Wine Industry Code of Conduct
      • Tips to recover payments
    • Transport Legislation
    • Delivery despatch dockets
    • AWRI Fact Sheets
    • Video Library >
      • FIT4WORK
      • Grower Interviews
      • 2017 Wine Grape Grower Summit
      • WGCSA Councillor Interviews
  • Reports & Analysis
    • SA Crush & Pricing Report
    • Grape profitability by region
    • Global Market Analysis
  • REGIONS
  • News & Events
    • EcoVineyards Field Sessions
    • 2018 Roadshow Presentations
  • EcoVineyards
    • EcoVineyards Field Sessions
    • EcoVineyards Factsheets
    • Meet the EcoGrowers
    • Pledge your plants
    • EcoVineyards Survey
  • Contact