Please join the West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force for the 2024 Annual Smoke Summit, taking place on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 1:00 PM PT – 4:00 PM PT.

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yiHmND0oRpuphwaJsmgslQ#/registration

AGENDA

• Welcome/Overview of Task Force and Priorities-  Natalie Collins, President, California Association of Winegrape Growers
• Introduction of ARS partners  Overview of National Smoke Research Program
  Tim Rinehart – USDA-ARS Crop Production and Protection National Program Leader for Specialty crops, Beltsville, MD
• ARS Smoke Scientist Research Focus – Arran Rumbaugh – USDA-ARS Research Chemist for Crops Pathology and Genetics Research, UC Davis
• ARS Questions and Introduction of Researchers –  Alisa Jacobson – Turning Tide Wines
• Research Progress in 2023 – 2024
  • Cole Cerrato, Oregon State University
  • Tom Collins, Washington State University
  • Anita Oberholster, UC Davis
• Research Progress Q&A – Melissa Hansen – Research Program Director, Washington State Wine Commission
• Crop Insurance Updates
• WCSETF Progress – Website – Colleen Frei, Washington Winegrowers Association
• Final Q&A, Summit Wrap-up