Viticulture adviser jobs in Finland
Viticulture advisers advise on improving vineyard production and wine-making.
Viticulture adviser - Which skills are essential?
Discuss the quality and quantity of the grapes with viticulturists throughout the growing season.
Collect and process samples of soil and plant tissue. Supervise application of lime and fertilisers.
The large variety of wines, including the different types, regions and special characteristics of each. The process behind the wine such as grape varietals, fermentation procedures and the types of crop that resulted in the final product.
Advise on methods and procedures to improve the quality of grapes.
The rules and conditions for growing raisin grapes: characteristics of the vine and growing regulations.
Advise on protocols for plant growth parameters, content and composition of ions, soil analysis, flux measurement and high throughput analysis through public facilities.
Types and features of pests in plants and crops. Different kinds of pest control methods, activities using conventional or biological methods taking into account the type of plant or crop, environmental and climate conditions and health and safety regulations. Storage and handling of products.
Advise on wine quality improvement especially related to technical aspects of vineyard cultivation.
Develop growing techniques for wine grapes to improve wine quality and returns. Work on trellis design, canopy and fruit management, plant physiology, growth regulators, vine capacity and crop load determinations.
Taste the wine and strive to improve the quality. Develop new styles of wine. Making sure that quality is maintained during all production stages, including when it is bottled. Record quality checks line with specifications. Assume responsibility for the maintenance of all quality parameters for all wines.
Measure water quality: temperature, oxygen, salinity, pH, N2, NO2,NH4, CO2, turbidity, chlorophyll. Monitor microbiological water quality.
The standard horticultural practices, including but not limited to planting, pruning, corrective pruning, and fertilisation.
Nitrous oxide emission contributes to depletion of the ozone layer, which protects the earth from ultraviolet radiation. It is also the mineral fertiliser most applied to agricultural lands. Fertilisation has introduced high amounts of nitrogen into the viticultural ecosystem.
Understand growing practices for both new and existing table grape cultivars; trellis design, canopy and fruit management, vine physiology including light and carbohydrate issues, growth regulators and girdling, vine capacity and crop load determinations
Types and features of diseases in plants and crops. Different kinds control methods, activities using conventional or biological methods taking into account the type of plant or crop, environmental and climate conditions and health and safety regulations. Storage and handling of products.
Viticulture adviser - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Set goals for personal development and act accordingly. Plan personal development by analysing work experience and establishing areas that need development. Takes part in training sessions considering his/her abilities, possibilities and feedback.
Principles, techniques and regulations of organic farming. Organic farming or ecological agriculture is an agricultural production method, which places a strong emphasis on environmental protection and ecological balance.
Plan the deployment of methods and procedures for watering the land by artificial means, taking into account strategies for water use sustainability.
Give customers relevant information about historical and cultural locations and events while conveying this information in an entertaining and informative manner.
Design the infrastructure to support the development of dried-in-vine production systems, such as trellis.
Promote the concept of sustainability to the public, colleagues and fellow professionals through speeches, guided tours, displays and workshops.
Advise on the construction of irrigation projects. Review contractor orders to ensure the compatibility of the design with installation concepts and pre-existent grounds master plan. Monitor the contractor's work.
The methods and systems management in irrigation.
The study of combining agriculture production and protection and regeneration of natural environment. Includes the principles and methods of critical selection and adequate application methods for sustainability in agriculture.
Speak in public and interact with those present. Prepare notices, plans, charts, and other information to support the presentation.