VASCM: 2 Vit Meetings in the SCM: VASCM on May 8 with David Greenspan at David Bruce; SCMWA this Thursday on Powdery Mildew at Regale

[ed at munsvineyard.com]

Hi, everyone:

 

This is Mary, sending you this message from Ed’s email: There are two viticulture meetings in the Santa Cruz Mountains coming up that you can benefit from. You are invited to attend both:

 

- The next VASCM meeting on May 8 with Dr. Mark Greenspan of Advanced Viticulture talking about floor management (including till no till pros and cons), at David Bruce Winery. See more below, and additional details will be provided before the date.

 

- a viticulture meeting of the SCMWA this week on Thurs., April 11 at Regale Winery. See the agenda and details below.

 

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Next VASCM meeting: May 8, 2-4pm

 

Speakers: Dr. Mark Greenspan and Loni Lyttle, Advanced Viticulture on floor management, including till no till pros and cons (and lots more)

 

At David Bruce Winery, 21439 Bear Creek Rd., Los Gatos

 

Mark your calendar: We have a Viticulture Assn. meeting planned! It has been awhile but we hope this excellent program will make up for the delay to some extent.

 

We are pleased that Dr. Mark Greenspan has agreed to speak to us on floor management (details to come so stay tuned). The meeting will include a walk and talk in the vineyard with Mark and Mitri Faravashi, winemaker at David Bruce. Mark was a vineyard consultant working with the David Bruce vineyards starting in 2006. Mark Greenspan, Ph.D, CPAg, CCA is President/Partner and Viticulturist, Advanced Viticulture, Inc. in Sonoma. He has nearly three decades of viticultural experience, comprised of scientific, technical and practical field efforts. Mark’s academic background includes a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, an M.S. in Viticulture and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering, all from the University of California, Davis. For more information see advancedvit.com.

 

Thank you to Mitri Faravashi for agreeing to host the meeting at David Bruce Winery.

 

As always, please bring a bottle of wine to share for a social hour following the presentation. VASCM will provide appetizers.

 

We look forward to seeing you,.

- Mary Lindsay, Muns Vineyard

- Ken Swegles, Rhizos Viticulture

- Rick Clarke, Empty Nest Vineyard

 

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SCMWA Winegrowers Meeting

This Thursday, April 11, 1-4:00

Regale Winery: 204040 Summit Rd., Los Gatos

 

Welcome to Vintage 2024. We are excited to see everyone and to start the new season with great new information and technology to help us all grow the best wine possible from below the ground and up! We are fortunate to have a packed agenda with new and timely information. The meeting will start promptly to fit everything in. Please be on time to get the most out of the info!

Please bring a bottle of wine to share with the group. Wine should be vineyard designate and ideally will represent the site and vintage. Tasting is informal and ongoing throughout the presentations. There will be a short reception after the talks to share details about your wine if you choose. Thank you.

If you can attend, please RSVP with Leah Ulmer,  <mailto:leah at scmwa.com> leah at scmwa.com

 

 

AGENDA

 

1:00pm: Introduction, brief overview of the 2024 season.

Basic early season powdery mildew control and vine disease immunity update, Prudy Foxx, Foxx Viticulture

 

1:20pm: Integrated Control of Powdery Mildew and Botrytis Bunch Rot: Best Cultural and Biological Tools and Practices Dr. Jenny Broome, UCSC Adjunct Research Professor

 

2:00pm: Monitoring Airborne Grape Powdery Mildew for Agricultural Resilience: Saving Growers Money by Reducing Pesticides Using Spore Catcher Technology and Support Services Dr. Sarah Placella and Dr. Julian Bello-Rodriguez, Root Applied Sciences

 

3:00pm: A Novel Organic Practice of Using Nighttime Applications of Ultraviolet Light (UV-C) to Control Powdery Mildew FARM-NG’S AMIGA Robot will be on site; it can be used to apply UV-C and many other tasks. Jenny Broome, UCSC Adjunct Research Professor Andrea Tinajero and Nathan Dorn, Farm-Ng, Watsonville

 

 

Organized by the SCMWA Vineyard Grower Team 

- Prudy Foxx, Foxx Viticulture  

 - David Goldfarb, Clos de la Tech 

 -Mark Porter, Lago Lomita Vineyards 

- Robin Porter, Lago Lomita Vineyards

 

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