New quality assurance standards for grapevine planting material in Australia are now in place and a workshop being hosted by the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre in November aims to help the propagation industry meet the grade. The Growing to the standard workshop will present Australian and international research in grapevine trunk diseases, viruses, bio-security and propagation. Workshop organiser and Charles Sturt University (CSU) PhD researcher Ms Helen Waite said the workshop will put together the latest research to help growers, nurseries and Vine Improvement Associations."The new Australian Standard for Grapevine Material forms the basis of quality assurance for cuttings and nursery vines in Australia but it's relevant to vine propagators everywhere," she said. "Unhealthy vines are less productive, they produce poorer quality fruit, they're harder to manage and therefore they cost a lot more money so it can sometimes threaten the sustainability of a vineyard." See a full list of speakers here. The workshop will follow the 9th International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases being held on Friday 2 November at the SARDI Plant Research Centre in South Australia.Register online or contact Ms Waite by email or on 0419 522 875.