Pinion Advisory - PIRSA Bushfire Recovery Case Studies

The aim of this project is to extend bushfire recovery trials in the Adelaide Hills for a third season, to allow three small-scale trial sites to continue to be managed and monitored across vintage 2023. The recovery trials are designed to: - evaluate different pruning options for returning vines to production after they have been damaged by fire - evaluate timing of trunk removal and renewal (immediately post-fire compared to winter pruning) for returning vines to production - determine a realistic range of costs associated with commercial scale recovery activities following damage by fire The project will manage and monitor three bushfire recovery trial sites in the Adelaide Hills for a third season. Activities include: - recording of key phenology stages and manage vines at trial sites - recording of yield components for all treatments - collation of data for the final season - capture of photography and video content from trial sites