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LODI GRAPE DAY
February 5, 2019 @ 7:30 am - 1:30 pm
67th Annual LODI GRAPE DAY.
Date: Tuesday, February 5th, 2019
Time: 7:30am – 1:30pm
Venue: Hutchins Street Square, 125 S Hutchins St, Lodi, CA 95240
Cost: FREE, tickets required for Luncheon only (limited number available at event)
Credits: 3 DPR CE hours – OTHER approved; 3.5 CE hours CCA – Soil and Water, IPM approved; 0.5 CE hours NMP irrigation and nitrogen – approved
Agenda:
7:30 – 8:00am: Registration & DPR CE Credit Sign-In
8:00 – 11:30am: Invited Speaker Viticulture Presentations
11:30am – 12:15pm: Lodi AVA Wine Tasting
12:15 – 1:30pm: Luncheon (ticket required) with Keynote Speaker, Damien Wilson
Speakers & Topics: Jhalendra Rijal, PhD (Area IPM Advisor-northern San Joaquin Valley, University of California Coop. Ext. & Statewide IPM Program), “Invasive Pests to Watch Out for in the Vines in 2019”
Brad Hanson, PhD (Specialist in Cooperative Extension, UC Davis Dept. of Plant Sciences), “Vineyard Weed Resistance Management Considerations for 2019”
Stan Grant, MS (Vineyard Consultant, Progressive Viticulture), “Comprehensive Vineyard Water Management”
Stephanie Bolton, PhD (Research & Education Director, Lodi Winegrape Commission), “Mystery Vine Collapse and invite to VMB/Virus meeting”
Walt Mahaffee, PhD (Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS Corvalis, Oregon), “Powdery Mildew Resistance Management”
Akif Escalon, PhD (Plant Pathologist, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist), “Managing Trunk Diseases in the Vineyard”
Damien Wilson, PhD (Hamel Family Faculty Chair in Wine Business, Wine Business Institute, Sonoma State University)
Description: For over 65 years, the Agribusiness Committee of the Lodi District Chamber of Commerce, along with University of California Cooperative Extension, has brought information about improving yields, fighting diseases, market trends, and mechanization technologies to the hundreds of growers who attend LODI GRAPE DAY. After learning about relevant viticulture topics in the morning, growers, pest control advisors, winery personnel, bankers, and business leaders gather 2 together for a special luncheon featuring a keynote speaker. Attendance during the morning presentations and wine tasting is free and open to everyone (no tickets or 5 RSVP required).
For more information: Call the Lodi Chamber of Commerce at 209.367.7840.