The online registration for the Feb. 28 UCCE Viticulture Seminar in Templeton is now closed as we have reached the seating capacity of the room.
Please call 805-781-5940 if you would like to attend the seminar.
Date: Feb 28, 2014
Time: 8:50 - 14:30
Location: Templeton Community Center, 601 S. Main St., Templeton (map)
Cost: $10 per person (includes refreshments and lunch)
Meeting agenda:
8:50 - 9:00 Welcome
9:00 - 10:00 Early detection tools for grapevine canker diseases, and interactive survey of grower perceptions on treatment strategies
Dr. Kendra Baumgartner, USDA-ARS Research Plant Pathologist
10:00 - 10:45 The economics of trunk disease treatment practices
Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, Associate Professor, Sacramento State University
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00 Update on Red Blotch Disease
Dr. Mysore "Sudhi" Sudarshana, USDA-ARS Research Biologist
12:00 - 13:00 Catered lunch
13:00 - 13:45 Frost protection and salinity management considerations for drought conditions
Mark Battany, Viticulture/Soils Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension
13:45 - 14:30 Application of irrigation scheduling tools for challenging drought conditions
Mark Battany, Viticulture/Soils Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension