We are excited to announce that Sonoma County Grape Day is back and in person! Sonoma County Grape Day 2022 is in partnership with the Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group and the Sonoma County Winegrowers.
WHEN: Tuesday, February 8, 2022
WHERE: Saralee and Richard’s Barn at the Sonoma Fairgrounds 350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
The day will be filled with great information from experts in our community on issues important and relevant to wine grape production in the North Coast.
Registration and breakfast begin at 7am. Continuing education credits have been requested. Pre-registration is $45 by January 30th or $55 after January 30, 2022.
--
Speakers & Topics Include:
Introduction of the Regional UC Vit Advisor New Hire
Commissioner Andrew Smith; “SC Ag Commissioner’s Update”
Anita Oberholster, PhD UCD; “Latest Update on Grapevine Red Blotch Virus”
Cristina Lazcano, PhD UCD; “Understanding and managing for healthy vineyard soils”
Mark Battany, MS UCCE SLO – “Keeping irrigation records: The simple key to improving management”
Walt Mahaffee, PhD USDA – ARS / OSU; FRAME Network PM research: “The glove fits: New approaches for monitoring powdery mildew and fungicide resistance”
