1. Location --> Town: State:

2. Year when vineyard was first planted:

3. Total acres planted to winegrapes currently:

4. Additional acres you estimate you will plant to winegrapes over the next 5 years:

5. Please check all winegrape varieties currently planted and the approximate number of vines of each:

6. Please enter additional winegrape varieties you estimate planting over the next 5 years and the approximate number of vines of each:

7. Before growing grapes, did you grow any other agricultural crop commercially?

Yes -- If yes, please state the crop(s) grown:
No -- If no, please state your previous occupation:

8. Are you producing grape wine for sale?

Yes
No

9. Do you have a winery where you produce your wine?

Yes -- If yes, is it open to the public for wine sales? Yes No
No -- If no, do you plan to have a winery over the next 5 years? Yes No

10. Total volume (gallons) of grape wine produced in 2008: gallons

11. Percentage of wine volume produced in 2008 from grapes grown at your vineyard: %

-- If not 100%, please enter state(s) from which the other grapes came and the percentage of your total volume of wine produced from each state:

	State:	%
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	State:	%
	State:	%
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12. Total volume (gallons) of grape wine you expect to produce in 2009: gallons

13. Percentage of wine volume you expect to produce in 2009 from grapes grown at your vineyard: %

14. Total volume (gallons) of grape wine you expect to produce in 2014 (five years from now): gallons

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can be defined as a sustainable approach to managing pests (e.g., insects, pathogens causing disease, weeds, etc.) which combines biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks.

Yes
No
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-- If yes, where would you put your vineyard on the IPM continuum in terms of intensity and/or level of IPM implementation

16. Do you regularly monitor your vineyard for insect pests and disease levels during the growing season?

Yes
No
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-- If yes, how often during the growing season do you monitor your vineyard?

More than once a week
Once a week
Once every two weeks
Once every three weeks
Once a month
Less than once a month

17. Do you use established, published methods for monitoring and for determining threshold levels of pests?

Always -- If so, for what pests?
Sometimes -- If so, for what pests?
Never
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18. Do you keep records of all monitoring information, sampling dates, insect pest or disease levels, trap captures, and thresholds for your vineyard?

Always
Sometimes
Never
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19. Do you keep records of location and identity of difficult to manage weeds as well as weed species that have ‘escaped’ annual weed management programs?

Always
Sometimes
Never
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20. How would you rate your overall knowledge of the disease cycles of the major grape DISEASES, the optimal time(s) to manage each disease, and the pro’s and con’s of various management options?

Excellent
Good
Average
Minimal
Very Poor

21. How important is it to you to learn more about the major grape diseases, the optimal time(s) to manage them, and the various management options?

Highly Important
Moderately Important
Slightly Important
Not at all Important
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22. How would you rate your overall knowledge of the insect life cycles of the major grape INSECT pests, the optimal time(s) to manage each pest, and the pro’s and con’s of various management options?

Excellent
Good
Average
Minimal
Very Poor

23. How important is it to you to learn more about the major grape insect pests, the optimal time(s) to manage them, and the various management options?

Highly Important
Moderately Important
Slightly Important
Not at all Important
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24. How would you rate your overall knowledge of the WEEDS that impact grape production, the optimal time to manage the various weeds, and the pro’s and con’s of various management options?

Excellent
Good
Average
Minimal
Very Poor

25. How important is it to you to learn more about weeds , the optimal time(s) to manage them, and the various management options?

Highly Important
Moderately Important
Slightly Important
Not at all Important
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26. How would you rate your overall knowledge of BENEFICIAL ORGANISMS and the potential for BIOLOGICAL CONTROL in your vineyard?

Excellent
Good
Average
Minimal
Very Poor

27. How important is it to you to learn more about beneficial organisms and the potential for biological control?

Highly Important
Moderately Important
Slightly Important
Not at all Important
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28. How would you rate your overall knowledge of RESISTANCE management strategies/options for insecticides, miticides, fungicides and herbicides?

Excellent
Good
Average
Minimal
Very Poor

29. How important is it to you to learn more about ways to mitigate the development of resistance to different insecticides, miticides, fungicides and herbicides?

Highly Important
Moderately Important
Slightly Important
Not at all Important
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30. Do you know which grape pesticides are considered REDUCED-RISK PESTICIDES?

Yes
No
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-- If yes, please list those you have used OR have considered using

31. How important is it to you to learn more about reduced-risk pesticides?

Highly Important
Moderately Important
Slightly Important
Not at all Important
Unsure

32. Do you know which grape pesticides are considered BIOPESTICIDES?

Yes
No
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-- If yes, please list those you have used OR have considered using

33. How important is it to you to learn more about biopesticides?

Highly Important
Moderately Important
Slightly Important
Not at all Important
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34. Do you know which pesticides are ORGANICALLY-APPROVED according to National Organic Standards?

Yes
No
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35. Are you producing grapes using organically-approved practices and materials?

Yes
No
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-- If yes, are you

Certified organic
Transitioning to certified organic grape production
Neither

36. How important is it to you to learn more about organically-approved practices and pesticides?

Highly Important
Moderately Important
Slightly Important
Not at all Important
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37. Do you consider the following when selecting a pesticide (e.g., insecticide, fungicide, herbicide)?

38.When you apply an INSECTICIDE to your vineyard do you usually treat the whole vineyard or do you only spot treat sections that may have a problem?

Always spray whole vineyard
Frequently will only spray part of vineyard that has a problem
Sometimes will only spray part of vineyard that has a problem

39. When you apply a FUNGICIDE to your vineyard do you usually treat the whole vineyard or do you only spot treat sections that have varieties susceptible to particular disease or that may have a problem?

Always spray whole vineyard
Frequently will only spray part of vineyard that has a problem
Sometimes will only spray part of vineyard that has a problem

40. When you apply a HERBICIDE to your vineyard do you usually treat the whole vineyard (i.e., all vine rows) or do you only spot treat sections that may have a problem?

Always spray whole vineyard (all vine rows)
Frequently will only spray part of vineyard that has a problem
Sometimes will only spray part of vineyard that has a problem

41. Do you calibrate your sprayer to determine gallons being applied per acre and coverage?

Yes
No

-- If yes, how often during the growing season do you calibrate your sprayer?

Once
Twice
More than two times

42. Do you use water-sensitive paper to determine spray deposit and canopy spray coverage?

Yes
No
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43. How would you rate your overall knowledge of pesticide drift-reducing practices and equipment?

Excellent
Good
Average
Minimal
Very Poor

44. How important is it to you to learn more about practices and equipment that reduce pesticide spray drift?

Highly Important
Moderately Important
Slightly Important
Not at all Important
Unsure

45. Please check the pesticide drift management methods that you use:

46. Please check the worker protection standards that apply to you and your vineyard:

47. How would you rate your overall knowledge on the safe use and storage of pesticides?

Excellent
Good
Average
Minimal
Very Poor

48. How important is it to you to learn more about the safe use and storage of pesticides?

Highly Important
Moderately Important
Slightly Important
Not at all Important
Unsure

49. Do you maintain records of pesticide applications, including date, field and/or vineyard section, target pest, crop stage, pesticide name and EPA number, formulation, rate and number of acres treated?

Always
Sometimes
Never
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50. Do you or a member of your vineyard operation have a pesticide applicator's license?

Yes
No
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51. Which of the following INSECTS/MITES have been a problem in your vineyard requiring the use of a pesticide to manage them?

52. Which INSECTICIDES/MITICIDES have you used in your vineyard and, on average, how many times did you apply each during a growing season?

53. Have you used any non-pesticide methods/techniques to manage any insects/mites?

54. Which of the following DISEASES have been a problem in your vineyard requiring the use of a pesticide to manage them?

55. Which FUNGICIDES have you used in your vineyard and, on average, how many times did you apply each during a growing season?

56. Have you used any non-pesticide methods/techniques to manage any diseases?

57. Which of the following WEED TYPES have been a problem in your vineyard requiring the use of a pesticide to manage them?

58. Have any particular WEEDS (e.g., pigweed, crabgrass, thistle, etc.) been a problem in your vineyard requiring the use of a pesticide to manage them?

59. Which HERBICIDES have you used in your vineyard and, on average, how many times did you apply each during a growing season?

60. Have you used any non-pesticide methods/techniques to manage any of the weeds?

61. Which of the following VERTEBRATES have been a problem in your vineyard?

62. Have you used any non-pesticide methods/techniques to manage any of the vertebrates?

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