Australia’s grape and wine research and extension, viewed by many as a model program, sets the standard for putting research into practice. For the last 14 years, Australia’s wine industry has teamed with government and research organizations and taken a coordinated and cohesive approach to viticulture and wine research. Dr. Jim Hardie, chief executive officer of the Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture, was recently in Washington State at a statewide wine convention to share information about the cooperative research centers. From 1992 to 1999, the focus at the Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture was on developing pesticide screens for residues […]