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December 2020
Frost-Free (Virtual) Viticulture Field Days
Join Washington State Grape Society and WSU Viticulture Extension for our Frost-Free Viticulture Field Days Seminar Series! Thursday, December 3rd, 3:00-4:00 PM Pacific: Alternative Weed Management with Dr. Graham Brodie, University of Melbourne Wednesday, December 16th, 1:30-2:30 PM Pacific: Trunk Disease Management with Dr. Kendra Baumgartner, USDA-ARS. These presentations will be delivered via ZOOM. 2 WSDA Pesticide Applicator recertification credits are available (1 for each day). Register for this event at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1_7c3ptfS_CaXCWEmoBF_A Cost: $11 total (includes registration for both days).
Find out more »February 2021
SoilCon – Washington Soil Health Week
WSU's Soil Health Initiative with sponsorship from Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education will bring together soil experts from around the world to discuss soil health. This virtual event will occur during the week of February 8-12, 2021 with sessions from 9:30-11:00 AM and 1:00-2:30 PM (PST) each day. Our understanding of soil health’s role in agro-ecosystem productivity, sustainability, and product quality is evolving. “SoilCon: Washington Soil Health Week” will bring together worldwide experts on soil health in an engaging…
Find out more »Washington Wine and Grape Research Review
SIGN UP FOR THE VIRTUAL RESEARCH REVIEW When: February 23-24, 2021 Washington wine grape growers, wineries, researchers, and other industry members interested in viticulture and enology research are invited to attend the virtual 2021 Research Review, hosted by the Washington State Wine Commission. See the agenda here. This annual event gives researchers a forum to present progress on current projects and propose new ideas to the Wine Research Advisory Committee, a subcommittee of the Washington State Wine Commission. WRAC serves…
Find out more »March 2021
FRAME Workshop – Midwest Building Better Spray Programs
Visit the event website for more details: https://framenetworks.wsu.edu/event/midwest-building-better-spray-programs-for-vineyards/2021-03-02/pro
Find out more »April 2021
WAVEx Webinar: Crop Estimation Smartphone App
This webinar dives into current research of Dr. Manoj Karkee of Washington State University. He is developing a smartphone app to help growers estimate tonnage of their wine grape crop.
Find out more »May 2021
FRAME – Building Better Spray Programs – Western WA
Description Fungicide resistance to Powdery mildew and Botrytis bunch rot is a growing concern for grape producers. Developing spray programs that focus not only on disease management, but also fungicide resistance mitigation can be challenging. This workshop is designed to assist crop consultants, vineyard managers or anyone who writes or recommends fungicide programs, with developing a fungicide spray program for wine in Western Washington, with a focus designing programs that are predominately based on organic chemistries, but who also might…
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