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
It depends on where you are, but in northern VA, we are having relatively “dry” weather this summer. We have some rain events here and there, but overall, the air… Read more
Just a quick reminder about the 66-day PHI for mancozeb products. If you are thinking about harvest at the end of August or early September, we are getting very close… Read more
It was very nice to see you all at the meeting. Here’s the content of my handout. Seasonal grape disease updates For VVA Summer Technical Meeting at Stone Tower Winery… Read more