UPCOMING MEETING EVENT:
UCDavisViticultureand EnologyOn theRoad in Monterey County
Monterey County Cooperative Extension Office
1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA
March 8, 2019, 8:30 am-1:30 pm
8:30 - 9:00 Check-in,lightbreakfast andcoffee
9:00 - 9:30 Managing vector spread/virus diseases of grape, Neil McRoberts, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, Director of the Western Plant Diagnostic Network, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis.
9:30 -10:00 The effect of grapevine red blotch virus on wine quality, Anita Oberholster,UC CooperativeExtension Specialist,Enology,Department ofViticultureandEnology,UCDavis
10:00-10:20 Introduction of Megan Bartlett, New Faculty member, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis.
10:20-10:30 Break
10:30 -11:00 Using plant material to promote early vine development, Larry Bettiga, Viticulture Farm Advisor, UCCE Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties.
11:00 -11:30 Understanding how grapevine roots respond and recover, Andrew McElrone,Research Plant Physiologist, USDA-ARS, Adjunct Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis.
11:30-12:00 Current and future objectives of the grape breeding program at UC Davis, Andrew Walker, Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis.
12:00-12:30 Precision viticulture, Kaan Kurtural, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in Viticulture, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis.
12:30 -1:30 Lunch and Discussion
Advanced registration is required to attend this meeting. The cost to attend is $40.00:
To Register, http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=26522
PCA and CCA credits have been requested. For more information or directions call (831) 759-7350. Please call ahead for arrangements for special needs, every effort will be made to accommodate full participation.