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May 2024
2024 Viticulture Intern Boot Camp
Description This all-day workshop is targeted to provide a baseline level of knowledge to company interns specializing in activities or training related to Washington State viticulture. The idea is to train interns in: 1) What Happens Throughout a WA Growing Season, 2) Pest and Disease Scouting, 3) Cold Damage and Yield Estimation, 4) Nutrient Disorder Identification and Understanding Fertilizers, and 5) General Internship Planning and Organization. Participants will have both in-class and in-vineyard experiences, and will also begin to develop…
Find out more »WAVEx Webinar – Irrigation Discoveries
WAVE is the Washington wine industry's signature research seminar/webinar and stands for Washington Advancements in Viticulture and Enology. WAVEx seminars/webinars feature research in a condensed format. WAVE and WAVEx are sponsored by the Washington State Wine Commission and Washington State University. This webinar will highlight new learnings from irrigation related research led by WSU's Dr. Markus Keller, Chateau Ste. Michelle Distinguished Professor. Topics include the importance of cultivar when irrigating and grape ripening under heat stress and deficit irrigation. Please…
Find out more »June 2024
Learn MyEV: How to Map Small to Large Plot Vineyards
Learn MyEV: How to Map Small to Large Plot Vineyard Research June 3, 2024 9:00 am - 10:00 am PDT Calling all Extension faculty, educators, crop consultants, and growers! This online training will provide the necessary background for data setup, tools, and resources you need to use the MyEV (My Efficient Vineyard) platform. MyEV is an open-access tool developed from the Efficient Vineyard Project and is used to integrate vineyard data into vineyard maps that can inform farm management decision-making.…
Find out more »West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force 2024 Summit
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…
Find out more »American Society for Enology and Viticulture Annual Conference
2024 National Conference 75th ASEV National Conference June 17 – 20, 2024 Marriott Portland Downtown Waterfront Portland, Oregon USA For more information, visit: https://www.asev.org/2024-national-conference
Find out more »July 2024
CPAAS and AgWeatherNet Open House!
WSU CAHNRS’s Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems (CPAAS) and AgWeatherNet (AWN) are hosting an Open House. This event will provide growers, agricultural industry professionals, crop consultants, government representatives and researchers an update from both units on weather and crop sensing as well as cutting-edge agricultural technologies being researched at WSU. Highlights of this year's event include technology exhibition related to 1) robotic pruning, thinning, pollination, nutrient application and harvesting, 2) site-specific frost/heat stress monitoring and management, 3) precision/smart…
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