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February 2024
Grape Cold Damage Discussion #2
Join us for an information discussion on grape cold hardiness, grape cold damage, and how to respond if you found you have cold damage in your vineyards. This webinar will be primarily focused on resources and responses for growers in the Pacific Northwest. When: Thursday, Feb 15th, 3:00 PM Where: This discussion will be via ZOOM, and the link and password are provided below. In order to sign-on to this event, you do need to have a registered ZOOM account. …
Find out more »Learn MyEV: Developing Maps Webinar
Learn MyEV: Developing Maps & Integrating Vineyard Data Webinar Training – February 28, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST This online training will provide basic “how to” steps to use the MyEV (My Efficient Vineyard) platform. Presenters include Nick Gunner, software developer at Orbitist and Terry Bates, Senior Research Associate and Director of the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Lab at Cornell AgriTech. MyEV is an open-access tool used to integrate vineyard data into vineyard maps that can inform…
Find out more »Stop the Spread Webinar – Grapevine Leafroll Disease Management: Obstacles and Opportunities
Registration Information: Preregistration required. Register at; https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_87OQdSm-T7-_a7b_TEChwQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Join us for a FREE webinar presented by Dr. Monica Cooper, University of California Cooperative Extension, Napa County Viticulture Advisor. She will present "Grapevine leafroll disease management: obstacles and opportunities." Presentation information: Grapevine leafroll disease is one of the most devastating viral diseases of grapevine worldwide. Management involves an integrated approach that includes the selection of clean planting…
Find out more »March 2024
Vineyard Pest Management Workshop – Western Washington
This event has been cancelled. Join us for this all-day, hands-on workshop on vineyard pest management and sprayer calibration! Location: Langley, WA WSDA Pesticide Recertification Credits Offered: 6 Credits Agenda: 8:30 AM Check-In 8:45 AM Introduction of the Day 9:00 AM Principles of Pest Management In order to effectively manage a pest, we have to know their biology. This talk will cover key environmental factors that influence how the powdery mildew and Botrytis bunch rot fungi…
Find out more »Pruning Competition
Bahco Pruning Tools is sponsoring a pruning contest on Saturday, March 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ravenholt Teaching Vineyard near the WSU Wine Science Center in Richland. The inaugural event will be open to the first 20 vineyard employees , students, or industry members who register. Winners will be judged on precision and timeliness. Cash prizes, pruning tools, and belt buckles will be awarded to contest winners and all participants will receive a Bahco swag bag.…
Find out more »WAVEx – Putting Beneficial Insects To Work
The Washington State Wine Commission (WSWC) and Washington State University (WSU) invite wine grape growers to register for an upcoming webinar that shares recent research about biological control in wine grapes. The Speaker: Dr. David James, WSU entomologist, will share insights of recently completed research studying aerial release of beneficial insects and predators in Washington wine grape vineyards and use of attractants to optimize their work. The two-year project evaluated the effectiveness of combining the insect attractant methyl salicylate with…
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