Calling all Extension faculty, educators, crop consultants, and growers!

This online training will provide the necessary background for data setup, tools, and resources you need to use the MyEV (My Efficient Vineyard) platform. MyEV is an open-access tool developed from the Efficient Vineyard Project and is used to integrate vineyard data into vineyard maps that can inform farm management decision-making. Participants will learn what and how to prepare for gathering data from small to large plot trials and how to take existing data and upload to MyEV to evaluate visual maps. The presenters will walk through the steps required to effectively use past and new data from both small plot work and envision its use for larger-scale vineyard trials and regional studies.

The event is free, but be sure to register in advance for access to the webinar. The event will be recorded and made available to all who register.

This event is made possible through the High-Resolution Vineyard Nutrition Project, which is funded by the USDA-NIFA’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative Coordinated Agricultural Projects (CAP) grant. Project Award Number: 2020-51181-32159.

• Terry Bates, Senior Research Associate & Director, Cornell Lake Erie Research & Extension Lab, Cornell AgriTech

Dr. Terry Bates has been working on vineyard nutrition for decades in New York’s juice and wine grape growing regions. He led the Efficient Vineyard Project, a federally funded research project in precision viticulture that led to the creation of MyEV. He works with precision viticulture research and its applications for grape growers through such applications as yield monitoring, crop load management, and variable rate fertilization.

• Nick Gunner, Owner & Software Developer, Orbitist

Nicholas is an independent software developer specializing in cloud-based mapping tools. He has worked closely with Cornell’s guidance to develop the myEV software platform that will be discussed in this webinar training.

• Patty Skinkis, Professor & Viticulture Extension Specialist, Oregon State University

Dr. Patty Skinkis is a project co-director in the HiRes Vineyard Nutrition Project, where she is leading the development of outreach and educational programs from the research developed by the team. She has been working with wine grape producers in Oregon for 17 years as the statewide Viticulture Extension specialist, conducting applied research, developing outreach, and teaching in courses in viticulture. She also is the host of the HiRes Vineyard Nutrition Podcast.