Don’t miss the 10th Annual IPM Organic Field Day on Tuesday, August 3, at Shone Farm from 8:00am until 2:00pm.

Pre-registration is required by July 23.

Click this link to register today

For information call 522-5862 or email to ipm@sonomawinegrape.org

Highlights of the event include:

• Water Conservation Strategies by Mark Greenspan, PhD, Advanced Viticulture
• Gopher trap demonstration & comparison: traps as an alternative to pesticides. Demonstration at 7:30am presented by Harmony Farm Supply
• Update on Code of Sustainable Winegrowing and Certification by Lisa Francioni, CSWA
• Sustainable Practices Certification Panel: various perspectives on the program and the process, mechanics of the program, what to expect from auditors, and costs. Audience Q&A.
• European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) – Ag Commissioner Cathy Neville provides an update and harvest protocols
• Highlights of IPM Season
• Dead Arm Disease Management in-vineyard demonstration – how to look for cankers and cut them back appropriately; timing, options for pruning wound protection, double pruning, etc.
• 2.75 CEU “Other” and 0.5 “Laws & Regs” hours available