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Vineyard managers are looking to reduce hand labor and increase mechanization in their fields. Some very specific tasks, like how Ignacio Silva is pruning Cabernet Sauvignon back to eight spurs per cordon, may be more difficult to mechanize. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Hansen: Vineyard mechanization – Is grape quality impacted?

December 14, 2016

Hansen: Certified plants are only the first step

August 5, 2016
White grapes and leaves infected with powdery mildew. Researchers have found a reduced time frame for when grapes are susceptible to the disease, which allows growers to better focus their fungicide sprays. (Photos courtesy Washington State University)

Hansen: Research leads to better control for grape disease

May 25, 2016
The top Cabernet Sauvignon leaves are healthy, the bottom leaves show phosphorus (Courtesy Joan Davenport)

Hansen: Test for nutrients before spending big money

April 19, 2016
Wine grape vineyards in the Yakima Valley of Washington State. (Courtesy Melissa Hansen)

Hansen: Wine grapes — An IPM success story

March 1, 2016

Canvasback puts down roots

February 4, 2016
The view from Longwinds Vineyard on Red Mountain. (Courtesy Duckhorn Wine Company)

California winery at home in Washington

February 4, 2016
Final preparations are made on May 4, 2015 to complete and open the new Washington State University Wine Science Center in Richland, Washington. The center, located near the Tri-Cities campus of WSU, will be a hub for the Washington wine industry and bring together researchers, students, and industry members. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Hansen: Building a world-class wine research program

January 29, 2016
Jupiter grape variety the Washington State Viticulture Field Day in Prosser, Washington on August 13, 2015. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

Table grape potential in Washington

January 14, 2016

Elevating Idaho table grapes

January 14, 2016