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SUMMARY:Replanting Healthy Vineyards - Northern Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear the latest on replanting\, cover cropping\, soil health and amendments\, biodiversity\, and invasive species in the vineyard. \n\n\n\n\nReplanting Healthy Vineyards – Northern Tour \nEvent Date & Time: Tuesday\, June 9\, 2026 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST \nEvent Description: Join us for the Northern leg of our Replanting Healthy Vineyards field tour\, hosted in collaboration with researchers and viticulturists. This engaging field day invites you into active vineyard sites in Kelowna\, where we’ll explore real-world applications of practices that support healthy vineyards and resilient ecosystems. \nThrough hands-on demonstrations and open discussions\, participants will gain insights into: \n\nReplanting\nCover crops and identification\nSoil health and amendments\nBiodiversity in the vineyard\nIdentifying and mitigating the spread of invasive species\n\n📍 Tour Stops Include: \n\nQuails’ Gate Estate\, South Kelowna – 4500 Stewart Rd\, Kelowna\, BC\, V1W 4N5\nWaldhof Vineyards (Gebert Family)\, Kelowna – 5225 Lakeshore Road\, Kelowna\, BC\, V1W 4J1\n\nContributors: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada\, UBC\, BC Living Labs\, BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food\, BC Grapegrowers’ Association\, BC Wine Grape Council + Sustainable Winegrowing BC\, and Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society. \n📝 Registration is required. \n💲 FREE to attend \n📄 Full Itinerary will be available closer to the event. \nWhat to Bring: Comfortable walking shoes\, weather-appropriate clothing\, water bottle\, and a notepad if desired. Please arrive 15 minutes early for check-in. \nQuestions? Contact: Selina Spence – selina.spence@ubc.ca \nRegister for Northern Tour here \nView our Southern Tour here
URL:https://bcwgc.org/event/replanting-healthy-vineyards-northern-tour/
LOCATION:4500 Stewart Rd  Kelowna\, BC V1W 4N5
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SUMMARY:Replanting Healthy Vineyards - Southern Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear the latest on replanting\, cover cropping\, soil health and amendments\, biodiversity\, and invasive species in the vineyard. \n\n\n\n\nReplanting Healthy Vineyards – Southern Tour \nEvent Date & Time: Wednesday\, June 10\, 2026 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST \nEvent Description: Join us for the Southern leg of our Replanting Healthy Vineyards field tour\, hosted in collaboration with researchers and viticulturists. This engaging field day invites you into active vineyard sites in Osoyoos\, where we’ll explore real-world applications of biodiversity practices that support healthy vineyards and resilient ecosystems. \nThrough hands-on demonstrations and open discussions\, participants will gain insights into: \n\nReplanting\nCover crops and identification\nSoil health and amendments\nBiodiversity in the vineyard\nIdentifying and mitigating the spread of invasive species\n\n📍 Tour Stops Include: \n\nLa Stella (Enotecca)\, Osoyoos: 8123-148 Ave\, Osoyoos\, BC\, VOH 1VO\n\n\nTBD\n\nContributors: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada\, UBC\, BC Living Labs\, BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food\, BC Grapegrowers’ Association\, BC Wine Grape Council + Sustainable Winegrowing BC\, and Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society. \n📝 Registration is required. \n💲 Free to attend \n📄 Full Itinerary will be available closer to the event. \nWhat to Bring: Comfortable walking shoes\, weather-appropriate clothing\, water bottle\, and a notepad if desired. Please arrive 15 minutes early for check-in. \nQuestions? Selina Spence – selina.spence@ubc.ca \nRegister for Southern Tour Here \nView our Northern Tour here
URL:https://bcwgc.org/event/replanting-healthy-vineyards-southern-tour/
LOCATION:8123 148 Avenue  Osoyoos\, BC V0H 1V2
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SUMMARY:Grape & Wine Cluster Research Updates: Update #2 - June 25
DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear from several researchers working within the AgriScience Grape & Wine Research Cluster as they share updates on the first three years of their research projects! Attendees will have a chance to learn about current research from across Canada on topics like soil health\, vine stress\, wine flavour modification\, cold hardiness\, and more. We hope you will join us! \nUpdate #2 – June 25th \nActivities covered within this webinar will include: \n\nActivity 12: Selection of superior grapevine material using traditional field evaluations and genomic/metabolic signatures for cold resilience (Dr. Jim Willwerth\, Brock University)\nActivity 14: Increasing climate change resilience by a better understanding of cold hardiness and with novel frost protection methods (Dr. Andréanne Hébert-Haché\, Centre de recherche agroalimentaire de Mirabel)\nActivity 16: Increase productivity\, climate change adaptation\, and resilience of northeastern Canadian vineyards through different weed\, insects\, fungal disease\, and virus control strategies (Dr. Andréanne Hébert-Haché\, Centre de recherche agroalimentaire de Mirabel)\nActivity 18: Growing more resilient and hardy wine grapes in the face of climate change in an Eastern Canadian environment (Dr. Harrison Wright\, AAFC Kentville)\n\n\nDate: Thursday\, June 25th\, 2026\nTime: 12:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern time\nLocation: Zoom webinar\nThe webinar is free to attend but registration is required! \nRegister here
URL:https://bcwgc.org/event/grape-wine-cluster-research-updates-update-2-june-25/
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CATEGORIES:Research Updates
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