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Redlands
Spring 2008 Course Schedule
VIN 1113 Principles
of Viticulture I
Jan 12/13 / Feb
16/17 / Mar 29/30
VIN 2231 Soil, Irrigation and Nutrition
Feb 2/3
ENO 1112 Principles of Enology I
Jan 19/20 / Feb 23/24
VIN 1121 Global Terroir
Mar 8/9
ENO 1121 Sensory Evaluation
Feb 8/9
REDLANDS:
Redlands Community College offers Oklahoma's
only two-year degrees in viticulture and
enology. The increased popularity of grape
growing and wine making in our state has
provided economic development for many
underserved agricultural areas. Redlands
Community College recently planted a 26-variety
research vineyard at Darlington and will soon
complete a state-of-the-art educational winery.
These projects are funded through our Center of
Excellence Grant and an Economic Development
Grant through the Oklahoma State Regents for
Higher Education. Classes are offered in
traditional classroom and online formats to
accommodate student needs.
For info contact Andrew
Snyder:
snydera@redlandscc.edu
OSU-OKC
Click here for more information
(PDF)
Students in the Viticulture classes will learn
the basic skills needed to grow and maintain
vineyards in Oklahoma. Classes held year round.
Viticulture – Introduction,
Site Selection, & Cold Protection; 3 credit
hours, fall offering
Provides information about the
viticulture history, geographic location where
grapes are grown and climatic conditions
necessary for viticulture production. Also
provides information about cultivar and variety
selection. Field oriented experience in vineyard
layout, including site selection and
preparation, constructs trellis systems and vine
training.
Viticulture – Establishment &
Propagation; 3 credit hours, spring offering
Designed to introduce students to
morphological characteristics of the grape plant
and the process of propagation during the
dormant season through bud break. Field
experience in the process of vineyard
establishment. Additional field experiences in
advanced propagation techniques including
vineyard nursery management. Provides students
with the skills necessary to prune an
established vineyard and emphasizes methods of
crop adjustment for improvement of fruit
quality.
Viticulture – Canopy & Harvest
Management; 3 credit hours, summer offering
Provides skills necessary for
maintaining the vineyard from the point of
pre-bloom through harvest. Emphasizes crop
monitoring techniques, pruning, vine
manipulation, techniques to determining vine
health, pesticide scheduling, handling and
application as well as irrigation and fertility
management of the vineyard. Additional field
experience with harvest management including
equipment, processing and handling.
For more information visit the website:
http://www.osuokc.edu/agriculture/viticulture.aspx
or contact Mary Brown (405)945-3358
glassm@osuokc.edu
USDA Census of Agriculture
OGGWMA urges all grape growers to register for the USDA Census of
Agriculture. The census is conducted every five years and is the most
comprehensive source of statistics about the nation's agricultural system.
The statistics are used in grants and policy decisions by federal and state
legislators and policy makers. We want every vineyard in Oklahoma to register
their acreage. The data is a very important tool in our proof of value and worth
to the Oklahoma economy. This is confidential data that is known only to the
USDA Census. It is reported by crop and state, and if we can get our Oklahoma
Dept of Ag to agree, the county by county info will be sorted from the federal
data.
Go to the webpage below to be included in the 2007 Census.
https://www.agcounts.usda.gov/cgi-bin/counts
There you need to complete a short form to make sure that they receive a survey
from the Ag Census...It takes less than two minutes to fill in the form.
You can also call tool-free 800-892-1660 and ask to receive an Ag Census
survey.
Grapes are specifically counted. We need every grower to count their vines
and report to the closest tenth of an acre (and round up, not down!)
It will be exciting to see how much we have grown from the 2002 figures!
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