UPCOMING MEETING EVENT:

UCDavisViticultureand EnologyOn theRoad in Monterey County

Monterey County Cooperative Extension Office

1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA

March 8, 2019, 8:30 am-1:30 pm

8:30 - 9:00       Check-in,lightbreakfast andcoffee

9:00 - 9:30       Managing vector spread/virus diseases of grape, Neil McRoberts, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, Director of the   Western Plant Diagnostic Network, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis.

9:30 -10:00     The effect of grapevine red blotch virus on wine quality, Anita Oberholster,UC CooperativeExtension Specialist,Enology,Department ofViticultureandEnology,UCDavis

10:00-10:20    Introduction of Megan Bartlett, New Faculty member, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis.

10:20-10:30  Break

10:30 -11:00   Using plant material to promote early vine development, Larry Bettiga, Viticulture Farm Advisor, UCCE Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties.

11:00 -11:30    Understanding how grapevine roots respond and recover, Andrew McElrone,Research Plant Physiologist, USDA-ARS, Adjunct Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis.

11:30-12:00    Current and future objectives of the grape breeding program at UC Davis, Andrew Walker, Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis.

12:00-12:30    Precision viticulture, Kaan Kurtural, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in Viticulture, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis.

12:30 -1:30      Lunch and Discussion

Advanced registration is required to attend this meeting. The cost to attend is $40.00:     

To Register, http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=26522

PCA and CCA credits have been requested. For more information or directions call (831) 759-7350. Please call ahead for arrangements for special needs, every effort will be made to accommodate full participation.