December 2012

The Organic Focus Vineyard Project Annual Report 2011-12

Rebecca Reider - OWNZ

The Organic Focus Vineyard Project is a three-year project monitoring vineyards in three wine regions in New Zealand as they convert from conventional to certified organic vineyard management. The project has two major aims: to demonstrate the practices and management decisions associated with organic growing; and to monitor and compare the outcomes of organic and conventional growing regimes across a number of variables, including pest and disease levels, harvest results (yield and ripening), soil health, plant nutrition, and financial costs.

Organic Focus Annual 2012 final (1010 KB)