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David Allen is Transformation Manager – Viticulture for Pernod Ricard Winemakers in New Zealand. He spoke to Drew about new technology adoption and automation in vineyards and where this might lead viticulture in the future. EPISODE LINKS News article about self-driving tractors [https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/05/23/meet-the-self-driving-tractor-that-could-be-behind-your-next-glass-of-wine/] Article about autonomous vineyard vehicles developed in New Zealand [https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/300509039/grape-expectations-as-blenheim-company-gets-600k-boost-for-selfdriving-tractor] Mission possible: Driving autonomous technology in New Zealand vineyards [https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/wine-grower/wg-general-news/mission-possible-driving-autonomous-technology-in-new-zealand-vineyards] Oxin website (autonomous vineyard tractor producer in New Zealand) [https://www.oxin.nz/] MORE FROM THE AWRI Website: www.awri.com.au [http://www.awri.com.au/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri [https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/ [https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRI [https://twitter.com/The_AWRI] Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe [http://www.awri.com.au/subscribe] ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.

Dr Simon Nordestgaard is Principal Engineer at the Australian Wine Research Institute, a role that combines research with commercial activities (through Affinity Labs). He spoke to Drew about his current project exploring the use of autonomous robots and tractors in the vineyard. EPISODE LINKSAutonomous vineyard robots and tractors (Australian Grapegrower and Winemaker Industry article September 2020) [https://www.awri.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Nordestgaard2020-AutonomousTractors-GW-September.pdf] Autonomous robots and electric tractors – where are they at? (AWRI Webinar 21 August 2020) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C2K0XNpX-E] MORE FROM THE AWRI Website: www.awri.com.au [http://www.awri.com.au/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri [https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/ [https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRI [https://twitter.com/The_AWRI] Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe [http://www.awri.com.au/subscribe] ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.

Richard Leask is a Director of vineyard management company Leask Agri and co-owner of boutique wine label Hither and Yon in McLaren Vale, SA. Richard spoke to Drew about regenerative viticulture and its benefits for vineyard soils. EPISODE LINKS Is being sustainable enough for Australian wine? Regenerative agriculture can redefine what is best practice viticulture [https://www.nuffieldscholar.org/reports/au/2019/being-sustainable-enough-australian-wine-regenerative-agriculture-can-redefine-what] (Nuffield Australia Scholarship final report) Is being sustainable enough for Australian wine? Regenerative agriculture can redefine what is best practice viticulture [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmXyTr6IVOc&list=PLWdEyVDhYCcK_Tz_pTG7nCVHa3fpO91p4&index=3&t=2s] (Nuffield Australia video) MORE FROM THE AWRI Website: www.awri.com.au [http://www.awri.com.au/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri [https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/ [https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRI [https://twitter.com/The_AWRI] Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe [http://www.awri.com.au/subscribe] ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.

Professor Tim Cavagnaro is Professor of Soil Ecology and Deputy Head of School (Research) in the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine of the University of Adelaide. Tim’s research focuses on soil ecology, with a strong interest in soil carbon sequestration. Tim chatted to Drew about soil carbon in vineyards and the benefits for growers of building up carbon stores. EPISODE LINKS Building soil carbon in vineyards [https://youtu.be/wRWsgYP2tXI] (AWRI webinar) Cover crops and carbon stocks [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722018939?via%253Dihub](Journal article – request copy from AWRI library) Sown undervine cover crops [https://www.awri.com.au/industry_support/viticulture/weed-management/non-chemical-weed-management/sown-undervine-cover-crops/](AWRI webpage) The ins and outs of under-vine cover cropping [https://youtu.be/4Pks7-bCOpY](AWRI webinar) MORE FROM THE AWRI Website: www.awri.com.au [http://www.awri.com.au/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri [https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/ [https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRI [https://twitter.com/The_AWRI] Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe [http://www.awri.com.au/subscribe] ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.

Melissa Brown is viticulturist and co-owner of Gemtree Wines. Over the past twenty years, she has transformed how grapes are grown at Gemtree, with a focus on organic and biodynamic production. Her chat with Drew focuses how weed management has changed over that time. EPISODE LINKS AWRI resources on non-chemical weed management [https://www.awri.com.au/industry_support/viticulture/weed-management/non-chemical-weed-management/] MORE FROM THE AWRI Website: www.awri.com.au [http://www.awri.com.au/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri [https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/ [https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRI [https://twitter.com/The_AWRI] Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe [http://www.awri.com.au/subscribe] ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.