VASCM: UC Davis Winter Short Course in Winegrape Production (Vineyards) March 1-3

[Mary Lindsay, Muns Vineyard]

For your information. This is a good course.
- Mary Lindsay


UC Davis Extension Announces Winter Course in Varietal Winegrape Production

DAVIS, Calif.—UC Davis Extension’s popular three-day, intensive short course in varietal winegrape production returns this March. Receive expert instruction from county-based farm advisers and campus-based faculty members of the University of California, Davis, as they present reviews and updates for new and experienced vineyard managers, owners and others seeking an overview of winegrape production practices.

Topics include: an overview of the winegrape industry; vine physiology (the cycle of vine growth, photosynthesis and water relations); vineyard establishment (site evaluation, resource conservation, rootstock/cultivar selection, handling planting stock, vine training, and spacing and trellising considerations); vineyard management (canopy and crop load management, pruning, irrigation systems and scheduling, monitoring and correction of nutritional problems, grafting and budding, mechanization in the vineyard, vineyard floor management options and frost protection considerations); and pest management (viruses, mildew and bunch rot, nematodes and insect pests). Note: You must be 21 years of age or older to enroll and attend.

• March 1–3: Tues., 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m., Wed., 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.&  Thurs., 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
• UC Davis: Freeborn Hall.
• $675. Includes three lunches, a social on Tues. starting at 5 p.m. and course material.
• Enroll in section 103VIT202.

To request more information or to enroll, call (800) 752-0881, emailextension at ucdavis.edu  or visit our website.
www.extension.ucdavis.edu/winemaking

UC Davis Extension, the continuing and professional education arm of UC Davis, has been an internationally recognized leader in educational outreach for individuals, organizations and communities for 50 years. With more than 57,000 annual enrollments in classroom and online university-level courses, UC Davis Extension serves lifelong learners in the growing Sacramento region, all 50 states and nearly 90 countries.


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info at ucde.ucdavis.edu
UC Davis Extension
1333 Research Park Dr.
Davis, CA  95618
(800) 752-0881
(530) 757-8777 from Davis and Woodland

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