Webinar to Explore Grape Mechanization
Registration open for Jan. 20 WAVEx mechanization webinar January 07, 2021
SEATTLE – Wine grape growers are invited to register for an upcoming webinar dedicated to vineyard mechanization. The free WAVEx mechanization webinar is scheduled for January 20, 2021 from 12:30-1:30 p.m.
The webinar will feature results of a study led by Dr. Clark Seavert, Oregon State University agricultural economist, who recently benchmarked the economics of vineyard mechanization for the Oregon and Washington wine industries. The study, funded by Oregon’s Erath Foundation and the Washington State Wine Commission, used Oregon and Washington wine grape production costs to compare costs of vineyard tasks performed by hand labor and existing mechanical implements.