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1:05pm Napa County Wildfire Prevention and Safety Resources
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SPEAKERS
Moderator – Alan Viader, Director of Operations & Winemaking, VIADER Vineyards & Winery
Tori Norville, Cooperative Extension Fire Advisor, UCANR Tracy Cleveland, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer, Napa County |
DETAILS
Listen in on a moderated panel of experts discuss wildfire prevention, safety, the Emergency Agricultural Pass, and other resources available to growers throughout the Napa Valley.
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2:00pm Napa County Ag Commissioner's Updates on Laws and Regulations
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Greg Music, Agricultural/Weights & Measures Inspector III, Napa County
Terry Samansky, Biologist/ Agricultural Inspector, Napa County |
Hear from the Agricultural Commissioner’s Office on all laws and regulations pertaining to growers in Napa County.
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3:00pm Vine Mealybug Update in Napa County & Resources for Identification & Management
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Dr. Sarah MacDonald, UC Cooperative Extension, Napa County
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Get an update on the VMB spread in Napa County. Learn about economic thresholds, treatment guidelines, and Pest ID/monitoring, as well as management strategies such as mating disruption and biocontrol.
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3:30pm Biological Control Methods for Powdery Mildew
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Dr. Jyoti Taneja, Assistant Project Scientist | Wildermuth Lab, UC Berkeley
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Listen to the results of recent research on RNAi based novel biological powdery mildew control products for grapevine.
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4:15pm Clean Nursery Stock 2022
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Tia Russell, Field Rep, Duarte Nursery
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Defining Clean Nursery Stock in 2022
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9:05am The Big Picture: Tying Ecosystem Goals to Climate-Smart Practices in the Vineyard
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SPEAKERS
Dr. Olga Barbosa, Institute of Environmental and Evolutionary Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia and Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB-Chile)
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DETAILS
This presentation will discuss how vineyard management can play an important role in protecting ecosystem services that are essential for grape and wine production. We will discuss how conservation ecology can help to maintain microbial diversity and other ecosystem functions. Learn how to define research goals through the lens of various farming practices, and highlight the interactions between these applications and natural system processes.
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10:30am Tools for Managing Extreme Heat & Drought Conditions – Strategies from the 2022 Growing Season
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Paul Goldberg, President, Bettinelli Vineyards
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TBA
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11:30am Mitigating Risk in the Vineyard with Crop Insurance
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Kristine Fox, Vice President/Director of Crop Insurance, Pan American Insurance Services
Melissa Webb, Vice President, Agro Crop Insurance |
Understand insurance tools available to growers, policy options to consider, and the typical claims process when a grower suspects they have a loss.
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1:00pm Grape Smoke Exposure: Next Steps
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Anita Oberholster, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Enology, University of California Davis
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Get the latest research out of UCD on grape smoke exposure impacts as well as the ongoing research taking place in the Oberholster lab and elsewhere. Both short- and longer-term expected outcomes will be evaluated and how this may change current practices during smoke events.
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2:00pm 2022 Harvest Update
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Eric Hervé, Research Scientist, ETS Laboratories
Rich DeScenzo, Research Scientist, Lab Management, ETS Laboratories Steve Price, Phenolic Consultant, ETS Laboratories |
The ETS team will discuss topics such as updates on the smoke marker baseline project, grape phenolics, juice chemistry, microbiology, and other oddities found in this year’s sample set. Learn about NVG’s partnership with ETS Laboratories to build a baseline database to establish background levels of smoke markers in grapes that have not been exposed to wildfires.
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3:00pm Understanding USDA Programs Available to Growers
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Erika Valek & Evelyn Denzin, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Napa
Gizela Meirinho-Gover & Lisa Velasquez, USDA Farm Service Agency |
Learn about programs available to growers, including those that assist with irrigation efficiency, soil health, pollinator habitat, and forest health improvements for forestland surrounding vineyards.
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