A postdoctoral position is available at our lab at AHS Agricultural Research and Extension Center of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). The job is located at… Read more
Our lab is seeking a part-time Agricultural Technician at AHS AREC in Winchester, VA. Position requires knowledge and experience with vineyard oriented fieldwork, as well as laboratory skills that… Read more
–> There is a link under “Handouts, Guidelines, and other”, but here are the list of upcoming meetings that will be held in the next few months. What: Pruning workshop… Read more
Thank you very much for attending this year’s VVA meeting! I really enjoyed the meeting. We had a lot of disease talks this year, but I think it was a… Read more
I think many of you are either harvesting or getting ready for it. We harvested our Chardonnay and Merlot yesterday. (Of course most of them are damaged due to our… Read more
After yesterday’s post, Winchester area received measurable rain. 😉 The estimated wetness duration was 14 hours with 72F. It was long and warm enough for Botrytis and Downy mildew. It… Read more
We are having a very humid day today in Winchester area. There have been several rains passed since early morning, but only a few of them were enough to be… Read more
There were two wetness hours recorded yesterday through today. One happened around 6AM with 6 hours of estimated wetness with 66F, and the other happened around 5PM with 22 hours… Read more
We received a showed yesterday afternoon, and it resulted in about 7.5 hours of estimated wetness duration with an average temperature of 65.5F around Winchester area. It was an infection… Read more
Yesterday’s shower brought about 7.5 hours of estimated wetness duration with an average temperature of 71F around Winchester area. It was an infection event for downy mildew and Botrytis, and… Read more