Advanced Viticulture, Inc. (@advancedvit)

930 Shiloh Road, Bldg. 44, Suite E, Windsor, CA, United States of America, 95492

http://www.advancedvit.com

(707) 838-3805

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What Does the New Climate Bill Mean for Farmers?

August 17, 2022

This month, Congress (barely) passed the Inflation Reduction Act, known colloquially as "The Climate Bill." This bill puts an unprecedented $369 billion towards reducing carbon emissions and investing in domestic energy production and manufacturing.

A big slice of this is ear-marked for agriculture. How much you ask? Let's see...

  • $4 billion is included specifically for drought-assistance for the West and the Colorado River Basin via the Bureau of Reclamation. 
  • $14 billion is going to support rural electric cooperatives' transition to cleaner energy and help farmers invest in renewable/more-efficient energy. This is the single largest investment in home-grown biofuels...ever. 
  • $5 billion is going to protect communities from wildfires and combat the climate crisis through climate-smart forestry. 
  • $25 million is going towards climate-smart ag and soil health innovations.

Some of this can be a little nebulous, but one very clear point is that $20 billion is going to fund existing USDA programs. $8.45 billion is going specifically to the EQIP program, $3.25 billion is going to the working lands program, and $1.3 billion is going annually towards climate-focused technical assistance. 

So the take away here is that there is A LOT of federal money that could be available to farmers soon. The most immediate way to get in on some of this money is to get in touch with your local USDA office. I've written before about some of the things that the NRCS and FSA has to offer, but to get the full scoop, I urge you to reach out.

Contact brooke.pippi@usda.gov for more info. As always feel free to reach out to us with any questions about grants and vineyard technology: loni@advancedvit.com, josh@advancedvit.com. 

$4 billion out of the total $369 billion was included specifically for measures to combat drought in the West and Colorado River Basin. 

SWEEP is just around the corner...

This year the SWEEP program has $200 million to give away. That's double what they had last year. Contact loni@advancedvit.com or call (415) 619-4955 to start hashing out your next water/energy-saving project.

There's other funding out there too. Don't miss the opportunity to fund things like:

  • Soil probes
  • Weather stations
  • Well-monitoring
  • Flowmeters
  • Valve automation
  • Variable Frequency Devices
  • Solar

Getting your application in early is imperative. Let AV help get you on track today.For information on soil moisture probes and other vineyard technologies contact josh@advancedvit.com or loni@advancedvit.com to discuss a site specific solution.  

Drought Climate Change SWEEP

About

Full-Service Vineyard Company with a Committment to True Sustainablility
 
Advanced Viticulture, Inc. is a full-service vineyard management and winegrowing consulting company that operates from a standpoint of sustainability. From a philosophy of minimal inputs to the vineyard, we achieve environmental protection while allowing each sites uniqueness to be expressed in their wines. Reduction of pesticide, fertilizer and irrigation inputs allows the vineyard's characteristics to shine through to the wines.
 
Our management company is full-service. From site preparation to vineyard establishment and vineyard management, we have an attention to detail that results in first-rate vineyards.
 
Our consulting and technology company is full-service. We can be engaged for a brief diagnostic visit, a defined project or an ongoing advisory arrangement. Vineyard moisture, mineral nutrition and pest/disease monitoring programs are offered. Moisture monitoring, weather stations and automation technologies are offered through our company and we provide full support and are backed by our manufacturing partners. Projects and pricing structures can be tailored to match your goals and your budget.

Advanced Viticulture's principal viticulturist is Mark Greenspan, Ph.D.
 
Mark has over two decades of viticultural experience. His background includes a Masters degree in Horticulture/Viticulture and a Doctorate in Agricultural Engineering, both from the University of California, Davis. He is one of very few private practitioners who have been elected as an honorary member of Gamma Sigma Delta, the Agricultural Honor Society.
 
He is regarded as one of the worlds leading experts in winegrape irrigation and has written scientific and trade journal articles on the subject. In addition to his command of grapevine irrigation practices, he has extensive experience in vineyard mineral nutrition, crop load management, vineyard uniformity, grape maturation, weather, climate and viticultural technologies. Mark holds certifications from the American Society of Agronomy as Certified Professional Agronomist (CPAg) and Certified Crop Advisor (CCA). He is also a licensed pest control advisor (PCA) in California (#131135).
 
With a background in electronics engineering, coupled with mastery in viticulture, Mark is uniquely equipped to support the implementation of technology in the vineyard and does so through numerous corporate partnerships.
 
He has frequently delivered presentations on numerous topics to his colleagues in the wine industry at venues ranging from small classrooms and vineyard tailgate meetings to large industry-wide symposia.
 
Mark is a regular contributor to wine industry publications, including Practical Winery and Vineyard andWine Business Monthly. He has been contributing a monthly column on viticulture for Wine Business Monthly since 2005.

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Dr. Mark Greenspan mark@advancedvit.com 707-838-3805

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Advanced Viticulture, Inc. 930 Shiloh Road, Bldg. 44, Suite E, Windsor CA United States of America 95492

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