When a truly regenerative ecosystem is in place and functioning well, the need for external inputs becomes less and less!
This course will show you that it is possible to improve your agricultural ecosystem in which:
- Soil health is quickly regenerated
- Crop yields and quality steadily improve
- Pest pressure is mitigated
- Crops become more resilient to climate extremes and require significantly less water to thrive.
Register to join this FREE event and learn how you can restore soils, grow healthier crops, and understand plant nutritional requirements!
When: March 1st, 2023, 9AM-4PM, Lunch will be provided
Where: Napa Valley College
Performing Arts Center- Main Theater
2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Building 100
Napa CA 94558
RSVP: Please RSVP by February 22nd
Price: FREE
Schedule:
While the principles and science are transferable to all crops, this course will be focused on wine grape production. John will be discussing:
- Understanding plant nutritional requirements at specific growth stages to produce consistent high yields of exceptional wine grapes
- Extending the life of grape vines. When nutrition is managed to optimize plant health, vines can live for 60-80 years, instead of 20-25
- Managing nutrition to stimulate plant production
- Creating resistance to mildew, mealybugs, nematodes, mites, and other pests when nutritional profiles are balanced correctly
- Reducing crop water requirements by 20-40% with plant nutrition and soil structure management
- Increasing photosynthetic efficiency
- Managing fertilizer applications to increase soil and plant health, which fertilizers to avoid, and when to apply products for the greatest economic response
- Learning why insects and diseases are attracted to crops with specific nutritional profiles, and how to prevent them