LUBBOCK – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has scheduled the Prospective Grape Grower Workshop from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 1102 E. Farm-to-Market Road 1294, Lubbock.
The cost is $150 per person or $200 per couple. Register online at https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/Wine or call 979-845-2604. The deadline to register is Dec. 7.
Instructors will be Helwi and Jim Kamas, AgriLife Extension fruit specialist at Fredericksburg.
Topics and corresponding speakers will include:
Introduction: Risks to Growing Grapes and Site Selection Part 1, Helwi.
Site Selection Part 2, Vineyard Establishment and Costs and Returns, Kamas.
Planting the Vineyard, the Growth Process and Selecting Varieties and Rootstocks, Helwi.
Grape Insect and Disease Management, Kamas.
Pruning, Training and Canopy Management, Helwi.
Fertilization, Floor and Water Management and Other Considerations, Kamas.
Vineyard Economics and General Discussion.
For more information contact Helwi at 806-723-8447 or pierre.helwi@ag.tamu.edu.