Information pack – Livestock in vineyards

This information pack contains a list of freely accessible relevant resources that you can access directly online. For access to a more extensive collection of resources, Australian grapegrowers and winemakers can also search the AWRI library database.

 

RECOMMENDED READING

AWRI sheep grazing webpage

Avila, B. 2023. Grazers and trailblazers. Wine Business Monthly 30(5): 46-52.

AWRI. 2016. Grazing sheep in vineyards case study

Essling, M. 2016. Grazing sheep in vineyards. Aust. N.Z. Grapegrower Winemaker (628): 46-47.

Lazcano, C., Gonzalez-Maldonado, N., Yao, E.H., Wong, C.T.F., Merrilees, J.J., Falcone, M., Peterson, J.D., Casassa, L.F., Decock, C. Sheep grazing as a strategy to manage cover crops in Mediterranean vineyards: Short-term effects on soil C, N and greenhouse gas (N2O, CH4, CO2) emissions. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 327: 107825.

Organic Winegrowers New Zealand. 2017. Undervine weed management: A practical guide. New Zealand Wine.

Schoof, N., Kirmer, A., Horl, J., Luick, R., Tischew, S., Breuer, M., Fischer, F., Muller, S., von Konigslow, V. 2021. Sheep in the vineyard: First insights into a new integrated crop-livestock system in Central Europe. Sustainability 13(22): 12340.

Vinehealth Australia. 2021. Fact sheet: Sheep and vine biosecurity risk.

Vinehealth Australia. 2023. Sheep in vineyards: Consider the risks.