Sustainable Vineyard Practices Series

Part I: Leafroll Disease

Sustainable Vineyard Practices – Part I
Leafroll Disease: Detection, Transmission & Management

Registration with coffee and pastries begins at 7:30 a.m.

4.5 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT AVAILABLE

8:00 a.m.	Introduction: Concerns about Leafroll Disease for Growers Randy Heinzen, Beckstoffer Vineyards
8:15 a.m.	Laboratory Testing: Everything Growers Need to Know Vicki Klaassen, UC Davis, Foundation Plant Services
8:45 a.m.	Beyond Laboratory Testing: Other Potential Methods for Monitoring Leafroll Disease in the Vineyard Matthew Staid, VineView Imaging
9:00 a.m.	Leafroll Disease Transmission Ecology: How do the Viruses Move? Rodrigo Almeida, UC Berkeley
9:45 a.m.	Managing Mealybugs as a Vector of Leafroll-Associated Viruses Kent Daane, UC Berkeley
10:30 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m.	Working Together to Combat Leafroll Disease: Strategies for Neighborhood Groups Niel McRoberts, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis
11:30 a.m.	What is the Future for Clean Plant Material? Deborah Golino, UC Davis, Foundation Plant Services
12:00 p.m.	Conclusions: BMPs (clean plant material), testing, other red leaf concerns, management and economics Monica Cooper, Napa County Viticulture Farm Advisor

4.5 hours of Continuing Education Credits Available

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NVG & Vit Tech Member Admission: $15*
* Seminar Co-Hosts, the University of California Cooperative Extension & Napa Valley Vineyard Technical Group, are covering $45 of the regular $60 seminar admission fee for members of both organizations

General Admission: $90

NVG Season Pass Event: $250 per person
includes the 4-part Sustainable Vineyard Practices Series, Ahead of the Curve & the Organic Winegrowing Conference

Thank you to Seminar Co-Hosts
Napa Valley Vineyard Technical Group
University of California Cooperative Extension

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