# Vineyard management software that keeps the spray record and the block history together

> Vineyard management is the season long work of running a planted block: phenology, canopy, irrigation, pest and disease applications, sampling and harvest timing. The unit is the block, not the estate, because 2 blocks of the same variety can be 2 weeks apart. Growing degree days are accumulated from a base of 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and restricted use pesticide records must be kept for 2 years. Neurobird keeps all of it against the block.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/vineyardmanageme/
- Product: Neurobird Vineyard Management Audit Platform
- Niche: vineyard management
- Buyer: vineyard managers and growers
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-21

## What Neurobird Vineyard Management does

- Record every application with product, rate, date, applicator and the restricted entry interval it triggers
- Track phenology and growing degree days per block rather than per estate
- Log petiole, cluster count and maturity samples so harvest calls read against the last 10 vintages, not a hunch
- Keep 2 years of pesticide records ready without rebuilding them from a notebook

## How it works

1. **Record stage by block** Budbreak, bloom, veraison and harvest are logged per block, with growing degree days accumulating from the 50 degree base rather than being retyped.
2. **Log the application once** Product, rate, acres, applicator and date go in on the phone at the end of the pass. The restricted entry and preharvest intervals are calculated rather than remembered, and the 30 day display duty under 40 CFR Part 170 runs on its own clock.
3. **Keep the sample history** Petiole results, cluster counts and maturity samples build a per block record, so this vintage is read against the last 5 rather than against a hunch.

## From the source material

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Source: boem.gov, https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/renewable-energy/state-activities/Vineyard-Wind-1-FEIS-Volume-1.pdf

## Industry context

- **170** The EPA Worker Protection Standard at 40 CFR Part 170 sets training, notification, restricted entry and record display duties for agricultural pesticide use, including vineyards. (source: US EPA, Worker Protection Standard, https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/agricultural-worker-protection-standard-wps)
- **2 years** Private applicators must keep records of restricted use pesticide applications for 2 years under federal rules, and many states require more detail than the federal minimum. (source: eCFR, 40 CFR Part 170, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-E/part-170)
- **27 CFR 9** American Viticultural Areas are established under 27 CFR Part 9, and using an AVA name on a label carries minimum sourcing requirements that trace back to your blocks. (source: eCFR, 27 CFR Part 9, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-27/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-9)
- **2022** The most recent Census of Agriculture is the 2022 census, the reference dataset for grape acreage, farm counts and production by county. (source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2022/index.php)
- **2,500** Growing degree days are accumulated above a base of 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The Winkler index runs from Region I below about 2,500 degree days to Region V above roughly 4,000, and that accumulation drives every timing decision in the block. (source: UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, grape, https://ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/grape/)

## Pricing

- Single estate: $90 per estate, per month
- Managed vineyards: $220 per estate, per month
- Multi property: $420 per estate, per month

## Questions

### What does vineyard management software need to track?

Blocks, varieties and rootstocks, phenology by block, every pesticide and fertiliser application with its restricted entry and preharvest intervals, irrigation, labour hours, sampling results and yield. The unit that matters is the block, not the estate, because two blocks of the same variety can be 2 weeks apart.

### What are growing degree days?

Growing degree days are accumulated heat units used to predict vine development, calculated in viticulture from a base temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The Winkler index groups regions from I, below about 2,500 degree days, to V, above roughly 4,000, and growers use running totals to anticipate bloom, veraison and harvest.

### How long do pesticide records have to be kept?

Federal rules require private applicators to keep records of restricted use pesticide applications for 2 years, and the EPA Worker Protection Standard at 40 CFR Part 170 adds display and retention duties for application information and safety data sheets. Many states require more, so the practical answer is keep everything.

### What is an American Viticultural Area?

An AVA is a delimited grape growing region recognised by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau under 27 CFR Part 9. Using an AVA name on a label triggers minimum sourcing requirements, which is why block level provenance records matter to the winery buying your fruit.

### Does this replace our winery production system?

No. It covers the vineyard side up to the point fruit leaves the block: stage, spray, sample, labour and yield. What happens in the cellar stays in your winery system.

## Sources

- [EPA Agricultural Worker Protection Standard](https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/agricultural-worker-protection-standard-wps)
- [27 CFR Part 9, American Viticultural Areas](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-27/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-9)
- [TTB, wine regulation](https://www.ttb.gov/regulated-commodities/beverage-alcohol/wine)
- [USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture](https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2022/index.php)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/