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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Hello, everyone:</font></div>
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                                                          It is time to
                                                          pay your
                                                          membership
                                                          dues to the
                                                          VASCM for
                                                          2025. As ever,
                                                          dues are only
                                                          $50 for the
                                                          year. We need
                                                          your dues to
                                                          pay speakers
                                                          for the great
                                                          programs we
                                                          have had
                                                          recently, with
                                                          more to come!<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          In the last
                                                          year we have
                                                          brought you
                                                          four meeitngs
                                                          with excellent
                                                          speakers on
                                                          practical
                                                          topics: <br>
                                                          - Floor
                                                          Management
                                                          with Dr. Mark
                                                          Greenspan and
                                                          Loni Lyttle,
                                                          Advanced
                                                          Viticulture,
                                                          at David Bruce
                                                          Winery<br>
                                                          - Irrigation
                                                          Distribution
                                                          Uniformity
                                                          with Franklin
                                                          Gaudi, Laurel
                                                          Ag &
                                                          Water, at
                                                          Domaine Eden<br>
                                                          - Real-time
                                                          Climate, Soil
                                                          and Irrigation
                                                          Monitoring
                                                          with Nolan
                                                          Bowers and
                                                          Kristi Bowers,
                                                          Grape.Ag, at
                                                          Kings Mountain
                                                          Vineyard<br>
                                                          - SAP (Leaf
                                                          Extract)
                                                          Analysis with
                                                          David Knaus,
                                                          Apical Crop
                                                          Science, at 3P
                                                          Vineyard<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          We have
                                                          started off
                                                          2025 with a
                                                          lot of energy,
                                                          with the SAP
                                                          program in
                                                          February, and
                                                          another
                                                          meeting coming
                                                          up March 19 on
                                                          Hybrid Grapes
                                                          at Madson (see
                                                          the separate
                                                          meeting
                                                          announcement).
                                                          Then we have a
                                                          Zoom program
                                                          planned with
                                                          Fritz
                                                          Westover,
                                                          Virtual
                                                          Viticulture
                                                          Consulting
                                                          (ever a
                                                          valuable
                                                          source of
                                                          knowledge and
                                                          advice), and
                                                          more in store.
                                                          So stay tuned.
                                                          We pay many of
                                                          the speakers,
                                                          and have great
                                                          food at the
                                                          meetings -
                                                          which is where
                                                          your dues are
                                                          needed to pay
                                                          expenses. <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Now, you can
                                                          support the
                                                          VASCM by
                                                          paying dues
                                                          ($50) in
                                                          several ways:<br>
                                                          - by check
                                                          (use the
                                                          membership
                                                          form attached
                                                          and send it to
                                                          the PO Box in
                                                          Soquel)<br>
                                                          - by Zelle,
                                                          using
                                                          <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:info@vascm.org">info@vascm.org</a>
                                                          for checking
                                                          account ending
                                                          in 6740<br>
                                                          - or at a
                                                          meeting with
                                                          cash or check
                                                          .<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          You can also
                                                          find the
                                                          membershp form
                                                          on our website
                                                          at <a
href="http://www.vascm.org">vascm.org</a>.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          We look
                                                          forward to
                                                          seeing you at
                                                          the next
                                                          meeting - next
                                                          week, March 19
                                                          on Hybrid
                                                          Grapes at
                                                          Madson in
                                                          Santa Cruz.<br>
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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> Regards,<br>
                                                          The VASCM
                                                          Board:<br>
                                                          - Mary
                                                          Lindsay, Muns
                                                          Vineyard<br>
                                                          - Ken Swegles,
                                                          Rhizos
                                                          Viticulture/Skyline
                                                          Viticulture<br>
                                                          - Richard
                                                          Hanke, Redwood
                                                          Grade Vineyard<br>
                                                          - Rick Clarke,
                                                          Empty Nest
                                                          Vineyard<br>
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