Every fall, FPS hosts its Annual Meeting – an opportunity for researchers and industry representatives to hear recent news from FPS staff and invited speakers.

Due to scheduling conflicts with the 17^th Congress of the International Council for the Study of Virus and Virus-like Diseases of the Grapevine (ICVG), which was organized by FPS Director, Dr. Deborah Golino, and staff and held in Davis during October, the 2012 Annual Meeting will be held on February 20, 2013 at the

Every year since 1995, the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) and the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) have come together to present the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium. This event is one of the premier gatherings of the industry, combining a two-day trade show with...

In November, Grapevine Red Blotch Disease was announced by University of California, Davis scientists, Mysore Sudarshana and James Wolpert. The disease was discovered after grapevines that appeared to be exhibiting symptoms of Leafroll Disease tested free of Leafroll and Rugose Wood viruses.

The symptoms include irregular red blotches on leaf blades of basal portions of shoots starting in late August, reddening of the secondary and tertiary veins, and a low Brix units. Occasionally reddening of leaf blades in the interveinal zones occurs,...

Welcome! And Happy New Year! Today marks the beginning of a wonderful new adventure for us here at Foundation Plant Services – we’ve started a blog. This blog is just another step we’re taking to become more accessible to those working with us and utilizing our services. In addition to our full-service website and our facebook page, we will be using this blog to stay in touch with our...