UC Delivers

Grapes/Wine - Return

2018

• IPM program helps North Coast growers in fight against Virginia Creeper Leafhopper

2017

• Scientists Collaborate to Bring Insectivorous Bats into the Vineyard

2016

• UC Scientists collaborate to eradicate European grapevine moth from California

2015

• Farm Business Planning course helps farmers succeed

2014

• San Joaquin Valley grape growers reduce fungicide sprays

2013

• Economic study helped determine growers' compensation for vineyard losses

2012

• UC and IR-4 support California's fresh produce

2011

• Biological frost control strategies reduce crop damage
• Business planning helps small farms in a challenging economy
• Practical method for measuring vineyard crop coefficients improves irrigation management
• Smaller picking tubs reduce back injury risk for einegrape pickers
• UC 'Organically Grown' Help
• UC biotechnology website helps the public understand GMOs

2010

• Hot water can prevent spread of vine mealybug by grape nurseries
• Solarization of winery waste can prevent spread of vine mealybug

2008

• Refractometer calibration test kit developed

2007

• Central Coast Vineyard Floor Management Practices and Economics
• Identifying sources of Xylella fastidiosa in Southern California Vineyards

2006

• Regional marketing—A competitive niche for small and mid-scale growers

2005

• Monitoring and Control Measures for Pierce’s Disease in Kern County

2003

• Agricultural Labor Management – Effective Piece-Rate Pay Management
• Farming With Nature: Organic Winegrowing in Mendocino County
• Mendocino County Regional Marketing Efforts
• Nematologist Works on Resistant Grape Rootstocks
• New Bait Technology Controls Ants in Urban, Agricultural Environments
• New Wine Grape Varietals For California
• Proper weed identification is essential for control