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<b><font
face="Helvetica,
Arial,
sans-serif">Next
VASCM
Meeting:
Tomorrow,
Wednesday,
April 9, 1:40
- 2:45 --
Fritz
Westover,
Virtual
Viticulture
Academy on <i>Building
a Spray
Program That
Works</i> - on
Zoom <br>
Followed by a
Q&A about
Spraying with
Paul Crout,
PCA, CCA,
agronomist
with Helena
Agri
Enterprises<br>
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</font></b><font
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on Zoom </i></b></font><br>
<b><font
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REGISTER at </font></b><span
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</font>- </span><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Passcode:<b> Santacruz<br>
<i>Note: This
is a (pre)
registration
link but you
can also use
it right
before the
meeting to get
access. So
even if you
haven't
pre-registered,
log on anyway
and join us!<br>
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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Hello, everyone:<br>
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We have a
special
opportunity to
hear and learn
from two
experts about
effective
spraying. The
program is in
two parts.
Pre-register
for Part I
using the link
above, and as
an added bonus
you will also
get a zoom
link for the
Part II
program that
follows, a
Q&A with
Paul Crout. <br>
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<b>Part I,
1:40-2:45:
Building a
Spray Program
That Works,
with Fritz
Westover. </b>
Growers often
fall into a
pattern of
vineyard
spraying that
may not adapt
well to the
changes of the
growing
season. Fritz
will cover the
best spray
product
options for
controlling
fungal
diseases,
including
organics, and
when to best
use them. He
will also
cover the
modes of
action of
fungicides and
how to make
the most
effective tank
mixtures to
improve spray
efficiency and
reduce
pesticide
output. He
will walk you
through the
key concepts
of disease
prevention for
each critical
growth stage
of the season.
Tips for
adjusting
product rates,
incorporating
spray
adjuvants to
enhance
effectiveness,
and modifying
your spray
goals over the
course of the
season will be
presented.
This program
is exclusively
for the VASCM.
Pre-register
using the link
above and you
will also get
a link to the
bonus Q&A
with Paul
Crout that
starts at 3:00
(this will be
a separate
zoom link).<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Part II,
3:00-4:00:
Q&A on
Spraying with
Paul Crout, </b></font><b><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> CCA, PCA, and agronomist with
Helena Agri
Enterprises</font></b><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> </font><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">As a bonus, Fritz is inviting our
members to
participate in
this Q&A
that he is
doing with his
VVA members.</font><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> Paul Crout, based in Templeton, </font><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">specializes in vineyards for Helena
Agri
Enterprises,
and is one of
the foremost
experts on
wine grape
nutrition and
spray
adjuvants.
Pre-register
for the Part I
presentation
by Fritz and
you will also
get the link
for the
Q&A that
follows. You
will need to
log on again
to this
additional
program. <br>
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Location: on
Zoom.
Registration
(in advance or
last minute)
at </b></font><span
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href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XcOcg0MpQ9KCAt5pxKQqhQ"
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</font>- </span><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Passcode:<b> Santacruz</b></font></div>
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<div
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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you
online.</font></div>
<br>
<div
align="left"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> Regards,<br>
The VASCM
Board:<br>
- Mary Lindsay<br>
- Ken Swegles<br>
- Richard
Hanke<br>
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<font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">We have had several programs with
Fritz Westover
on a variety
of topics over
the past few
years, both in
person in our
vineyards and
on Zoom. </font><font
face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">Fritz<span
style="font-size: 10pt;"> is Viticulturist and owner of Westover
Vineyard
Advising,
based in
Houston,
Texas, and
founder of <a
href="http://www.VirtualViticultureAcademy.com" moz-do-not-send="true">Virtual
Viticulture
Academy</a>, a
leading
resource for
practical
grape growing
information
for all levels
of winegrape
production.
Fritz obtained
his BS in
horticulture
and MS in
Plant
Pathology from
Penn State
University. He
specializes in
vineyard
consulting for
over 1,500
acres of
vineyard and
is active in
research and
education in
the south and
southeastern
US, drawing
from more than
20 years of
experience in
the vineyard
industry
including
extension and
outreach
positions in
Virginia,
Texas, and
California,
including the
Vineyard Team
on the Central
Coast. He can
be reached by
email at </span><a
href="mailto:Fritz@VirtualViticultureAcademy.com" target="_blank"
style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:
10pt;">Fritz@VirtualViticultureAcademy.com</span></a><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">, or see the website at </span><a
href="http://www.VirtualViticultureAcademy.com"
style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="font-size:
10pt;">www.VirtualViticultureAcademy.com</span></a><br>
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