We will have an online grape disease management workshop tomorrow from 1 PM. Thank you for those of you who registered already. You should have received an email this morning.… Read more
As I presented at the VVA meeting in February, our team has been working on an online disease management aid called grapeIPM.org. The main functions of the system are to… Read more
The meetings on the 24th and 26th of this month will be consolidated into one ONLINE meeting on the 24th from 1 PM. We will use Zoom application (https://zoom.us/), which… Read more
Upcoming Vineyard Meetings a) 17-18 Feb Central Virginia UvaSapians (fee) b) 19-21 Feb. VVA Winter Technical (fee) c) 27 Feb. … Read more
Happy New Year!I hope we will have a nice 2020 season. Here are slides from a Private Pesticide Certification course that was held on 17 December 2019 at Loudoun County.… Read more
Virginia Tech is looking for an Assistant Professor – Tree Fruits/Specialty Crop Pathology Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is seeking applicants for a tenure track position in… Read more
I heard from many that their fruits are ~2 weeks ahead of “average” season, and some early cultivars are already harvested in the southern VA. I should have posted this… Read more
Our Chardonnay clusters are getting larger and berries are starting to touch each other. It feels a bit early, but here are grape disease management reminders at berry touch/cluster closure… Read more
My colleagues and I are seeking information on sour rot so that we can develop research priorities (and hopefully obtain grants). Many of us suffer from sour rot (remember the… Read more
Of course, once I mentioned the lack of rainfall, we (i.e., northern VA) were hit by a series of rain. To make things more complicated, we had at least three consecutive nights… Read more