UC Davis Grape Day (12/2)

2015 UC Davis Grape Day
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
UCD Activities & Recreation Center

We’ve rounded up most of the UCCE viticulture farm advisors, and even some of our viticulture researchers and professors, in one place on one day to discuss their research and answer any questions you might have about grape topics. Contact Kay Bogart with questions: klbogart@ucdavis.edu.

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Speakers include:
• Evaluation of High Cordon Machine Pruned Trellis versus Three Standard Systems on Cabernet Sauvignon in Lodi: Paul Verdegaal, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, San Joaquin County
• Raisin Grape Canopy Management: Matthew Fidelibus, Viticulture Extension Specialist, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center, UC Davis, Parlier, CA
• New Pierce’s Disease-Resistant Varieties: Andy Walker, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
• State-of-the-Art Technology to Manage Vine Water Relations: Andrew McElrone, USDA ARS, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
• Uber-Vine Trials in Monterey County: Larry Bettiga, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties
• Using Plant Growth Regulators in Vineyards: Ashraf El-Kereamy, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Kern County
• Frost Protection with Copper and Stylet Oil: Glenn McGourty, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Mendocino and Lake Counties
• New Winegrape Varieties for the San Joaquin Valley: Lindsay Jordan, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Madera, Mariposa and Merced Counties
• Update on Red Blotch Disease in North Coast Vineyards: Rhonda Smith, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Sonoma County
• Precision Viticulture from the Soil Perspective: Jean Jacques Lambert, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
• Evaluation of Granular Baits for Control of Argentine Ants in Vineyards: Monica Cooper, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Napa County

2015 UC Davis Grape Day
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the UCD Activities & Recreation Center

8:00-8:30am – Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:40 – Welcome: Matthew Fidelibus, Viticulture Extension Specialist, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center, UC Davis, Parlier, CA
8:40-9:00 – Raisin Grape Canopy Management: Matthew Fidelibus
9:00-9:20 -Frost Protection with Copper and Stylet Oil: Glenn McGourty, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Mendocino and Lake Counties
9:20-9:40 – Influence of Benchgraft and Training Strategies on Vineyard Development: Larry Bettiga, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties
9:40-10:00 – New Pierce’s Disease-Resistant Varieties: Andy Walker, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
10:00-10:20 – BREAK
10:20-10:40 – Expanding Applications of Weather Stations in Vineyard Management: Mark Battany, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties
10:40-11:00 – State-of-the-Art Technology to Manage Vine Water Relations: Andrew McElrone, USDA ARS, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
11:00-11:20 – Effect of Slope and Aspect on Vine Water Use and Stress: Lynn Wunderlich, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Central Sierra Counties
11:20-11:40 – Using Plant Growth Regulators in Vineyards: Ashraf El-Kereamy, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Kern County
11:40-12:00 – New Winegrape Varieties for the San Joaquin Valley: Lindsay Jordan, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Madera, Mariposa and Merced Counties
12:00-1:00 – LUNCH
1:00-1:20 – The Effect of Potassium and Deficit Irrigation to Advance Ripening on Scarlet Royal in the Coachella Valley: Carmen Gispert, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties
1:20-1:40 – Allison Ferry-Abee, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Tulare and Kings Counties
1:40-2:00 – Precision Viticulture from the Soil Perspective: Jean Jacques Lambert, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
2:00-2:20 – Evaluation of High Cordon, Machine Pruned Trellis versus Three Standard Systems on Cabernet Sauvignon in Lodi: Paul Verdegaal, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, San Joaquin County
2:20-2:40 – BREAK
2:40-3:00 – Update on Red Blotch Disease in North Coast Vineyards: Rhonda Smith, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Sonoma County
3:00-3:20 – Evaluation of Granular Baits for Control of Argentine Ant in Vineyards: Monica Cooper, UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor, Napa County
3:20-3:30 – Wrap-Up; Matthew Fidelibus