NEWS
CSIRO chief research scientist Brian Loveys retired at the end of July and Australian Viticulture was among the guests at his farewell gathering at the Waite campus to celebrate his contribution to the Australian wine industry in improving its water use efficiency.

GROWER LEVIES
Practical Viticulture columnist Tony Hoare looks at the national, state and regional levies being paid by South Australian grapegrowers to identify how much it is costing, and what growers are gaining in return.

PESTS AND DISEASES
Scholefield Robinson Horticultural Services and EconSearch review the economic costs to Australian vineyards associated with pests and diseases.

PESTS AND DISEASES
Researchers from Victoria, South Australia and New Zealand present the results of a recent study into the effect of pesticides on predatory mites, taking into account the impact on key vineyard beneficials.

PESTS AND DISEASES
Grapegrowers in south-eastern Australia are working hard to control locust infestations in their vineyards. Assistant editor Sonya Logan has compiled a comprehensive and timely report for this issue, providing advice to growers about managing the pest while ensuring the insecticide residue in grapes does not exceed legal limits.

PESTS AND DISEASES
The tables containing The Australian Wine Research Institute’s recommended use of agrochemicals in Australian viticulture for 2010-11 from the ‘Dog book’ are presented in full.

CANOPY MANAGEMENT
The University of Southern Queensland and The University of Melbourne have combined resources to study grape berry temperatures of field-grown vines in Queensland’s Scenic Rim region.

CANOPY MANAGEMENT
In collaboration with Riverland growers Bob and Fay Reichstein, The Yalumba Wine Company established a 4ha Vermentino evaluation vineyard in 2009. Shoot thinning, bunch thinning, and a combination of the two were trialled to assess the influence on vine performance and wine quality.

SAGRANTINO VARIETAL REPORT
Chalmers Vineyard, in Euston, New South Wales, has pioneered Sagrantino in Australia, even capturing the attention of Italian producers in recent times. Introducing the Varietal Report, Kim Chalmers praises Sagrantino for its ability to cope well with heat, giving consistently good maturity results and vibrant fruit flavours.

INTERNATIONAL VITICULTURE
President of the Goulburn Valley Wine Association, Laurie Martin, recently visited vineyards in India to learn more about the local industry.

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From the Editor's desk

The September/October 2010 issue of Australian Viticulture, Australia’s only magazine dedicated to the business of viticulture, extensively covers pest and disease management in the biggest issue released this year.