Vine Club Research Day - 2 Sep

NIAB established its first research and demonstration vineyard at East Malling in 2015 to support a burgeoning vine and wine industry. Early work has involved variety and rootstock trials, weed control research and a demonstration of frost mitigation systems. With the development of a new research winery, the first of its kind in the UK,  this event is open to new and potential members of the NIAB Vine and Wine Clubs to learn about our current work, future research, and research plans to support the industry.

Programme

9.00am  Coffee/tea on arrival

9.25am Welcome - Dr Belinda Kemp, NIAB
9.30am  Brown marmorated stink bug in the UK  - Dr Francis Wamonje, NIAB
10.00am  Latest update on UK spotted wing drosophila (SWD) research - Dr Michelle Fountain, NIAB

10.30am  BREAK

11.00 am  Compost versus fertiliser: UK research by NIAB - Dr Nathan Morris, NIAB
11.30am  Vineyard cover cropping: impacts on soil health and vine performance - Dr Flora O’Brien, NIAB
12.00pm  Sparkling versus still vine defoliation: impact on flowering, fruit set, vines, wines and alternative approaches - Dr Belinda Kemp, NIAB
12.30pm  New and future viticulture research at NIAB - Dr Belinda Kemp, NIAB

1.00pm  LUNCH - wine tasting of Pinot nova (PIWI, Austria), Pinot kors (PIWI, Italian) and Volturnis (PIWI, Italian)

2.00pm  VineSignal: sustainable vineyard management with AI and satellite data - Lucy Manukyan, Deep Planet
2.30pm  Yield estimation: IoT measurement of bunch weight in real time. Yield estimation presentation & vineyard demonstration - Amanda Mader, Vine Scout, Australia

4.30pm  Finish