Registration is now open for the annual Washington State Grape Society Annual Meeting!  For more information, visit the Washington State Grape Society website.

Thursday (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM)

Speaker Line-Up

• State of the Grapes, Trent Ball, YVC
• Lessons learned from the first three seasons of the Washington State Soil Health Initiative, Dr. Devin Rippner, USDA
• Using the STAR Tool to Maximize Conservation, Lauren Quackenbush, WSDA

BREAK

• Roza Irrigation District Update, Scott Revell, Roza Irrigation District
• Updates on AgWeatherNet Tools, Gwen Hoheisel, WSU

LUNCH

• Myth Busting Sulfur Phytotoxicity in Grapes, Jesse Stevens,
•  Introducing a Grape Decision Aid System and Digital Crop Protection Guide, Dr. Michelle Moyer, Gwen Hoheisel, WSU
• Sustainable IPM Breakthroughs in Control of Mealybugs through Sex Pheromone Mating, Hayden Lenz, Suterra

BREAK

• West Coast Smoke Taint Task Force Update, Dr. Tom Collins, WSU
• Are We There? Ten Years Into Building a World Class Wine Research Program, Melissa Hansen, WA. State Wine Commission

Friday (8:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

Speaker Line-Up

• Trunk Disease Update, Dr. Jose Urbez Torres, AgriFood Canada
•  WSDA PC Licensing Requirements, What is Changing and What Licensees Need to Do, WSDA

BREAK

•  Japanese Beetle Update, Cassie Cichorz, WSDA
• Herbicide Update – Herbicide Resistant Weeds; Update on Phenoxies and Drift, Dr. Rui Liu, WSU