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WHAT I LEARNED FROM COVID-19
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022. BY LARRY WHITTED, PCA, CCA. COVID-19 taught me an important lesson about grapevine powdery mildew. I should have already learned this lesson from watching meteorologists predicting the path of hurricanes, but I didn’t. Here is the lesson: “All...
SOIL MAPPING FOR FINE-TUNED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2022. BY MATT COMREY, TECHNICAL NUTRITION AGRONOMIST, WILBUR-ELLIS AGRIBUSINESS. This year will likely prove as challenging a year as any in the recent past due to supply chain disruptions, commodity pricing, and drought here in the Central Valley....
IS CRITICISM OF ORGANIC OR SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING PROGRAMS ADDING TO CONSUMERS’ DISTRUST OR CONFUSION?
MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Vino Farms Vineyard Manager, Marisela Granados, with Vermentino from The Bench Vineyard, cultivated both sustainably and biodynamically (two farming systems that are not diametrically opposed) in Lodi's...
DPR ACCEPTING IPM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINATIONS
MAY 23, 2022. BY CALIFORNIA DPR. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is accepting nominations for the annual Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Achievement Awards through June 30, 2022! The IPM Achievement Awards recognize people and organizations...
PARTS OF THE GRAPE VINE: FLOWERS & FRUIT
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022. BY ED HELLMAN, TEXAS AGRILIFE EXTENSION. REVIEWED BY TIM MARTINSON, CORNELL UNIVERSITY & PATTY SKINKIS, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY. Flowers and Fruit A fruitful shoot will usually produce one to three flower clusters (inflorescences) depending...
EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO ESTABLISH A SONOMA WINEGRAPE PEST & DISEASE CONTROL DISTRICT
MONDAY, MAY 9, 2022. BY JASON SALING, CHAIR PRO TEMPORE, SONOMA CO PCD. Over the course of more than 18 months, a group of viticulturists and vineyard owners (listed below) have been working together to research both the benefits of, and the process for establishing...
8th ANNUAL CA GREEN MEDAL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022. BY WINE INSTITUTE. SAN FRANCISCO — The eighth annual California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Award winners were announced during Down to Earth Month, a celebration of California's sustainable viticulture and winemaking....
SPOTLIGHT ON FROST DAMAGE IN GRAPES
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022. BY MATT COMREY, TECHNICAL NUTRITION AGRONOMIST, WILBUR-ELLIS. I’ve recently had the opportunity to tour various vineyards in the Lodi/Galt area that experienced extreme frost damage from the most recent frost event on April 12, 2022. The...
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