Event Information

Location

Big Valley Grange - 1510 Big Valley Road, Finley, CA - Get Directions

Topic Notes

Lake County Winegrape Growers &

 

The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance

 

 

 

Present

 

 

 

Pest Management Warm Up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGENDA

 

 

 

8:30-9:00 a.m.  Registration, coffee, pastries

 

 

 

9:00-9:45 a.m.  Introducing Sustainability Metrics and the Pesticide Risk Mitigation Engine, PRiME.  Joe Browde, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, and Cliff Ohmart, SureHarvest, will explain how metrics are a valuable tool for sustainability guidance.  They will also introduce PRiME, a pesticide risk calculator developed by the IPM Institute of North America. 

 

 

 

9:45-10:15 a.m.  Leafhoppers from the ground up.  A panel of North Coast PCAs, Laura Breyer, Breyer’s Vineyard IPM Services, Jeff Gleaves, Ag Unlimited, and Randy Krag, Beckstoffer Vineyards Red Hills, will discuss integrated pest management for leafhoppers, including vine nutrition, canopy management, and how to decide when control is necessary.  The PCAs will discuss their experiences with conventional and organic leafhopper materials.

 

 

 

10:15-11:00 a.m.  Sustainabile undervine weed management  John Roncoroni, UC Cooperative Extension Weed Science Advisor, will cover both conventional and organic weed management, including both chemical and non-chemical options.

 

 

 

11:00-11:30 a.m.  How does agriculture affect Clear Lake Water Quality?  Members of the public often have strong, but unsubstantiated opinions about how farming practices influence Clear Lake.  After several years working in the Lake County Public Works Division of Water Resources, Erica Lundquist will summarize what is currently known on this topic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration

Two hours of pest management continuing education hours have been applied for. 

There is no charge for the meeting, but please RSVP by March 29, 2010. 

Please provide name, phone number and address to:

Lake County Winegrape Commission • P.O. Box 877 • Lakeport, CA 95453 • (707) 995-3421 • Fax (707) 995-3618 • www.lakecountywinegrape.org