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Virginia Grape Disease Updates

Bud break and Phomopsis April 2, 2020
Our Chardonnay is about to break buds. It is about 2 weeks ahead of "normal" year, whatever it means at this point...One of the diseases you need to consider soon after bud break is Phomopsis cane and leaf spot. It causes minor leaf spots, which is more evident to our eyes, but the more critical […]
Slide sets from recent extension meetings. March 26, 2020
It looks like I forgot to upload my slides from recent extension meetings. So here you go!1) Slides from VVA meeting on grape pathology research projects and grapeIPM2) Slides from pruning workshop3) Slides from IPM workshop 25 March 2020 Note: for #3, I am posting one from yesterday (but not the one from Tuesday) since this […]
Registration for today's meeting has been closed. March 24, 2020
I cannot keep adding people at this point, so, I closed the registration. I am looking forward to seeing you via Zoom later today!!!
Reminder: online grape disease workshop tomorrow (3/24) from 1PM! March 23, 2020
We will have an online grape disease management workshop tomorrow from 1 PM. Thank you for those of you who registered already. You should have received an email this morning. For those of you who registered today, I will send you an invitation email tonight. We will use the Zoom application (https://zoom.us/), which you can connect […]
GrapeIPM.org Guest Account and upcoming grape disease management workshop March 18, 2020
As I presented at the VVA meeting in February, our team has been working on an online disease management aid called grapeIPM.org. The main functions of the system are to help you keep track of your fungicide (and other pesticides) inventory, planning, usage, record-keeping, and reporting.We are in the last stage of the developmental phase, […]
Changes in upcoming grape disease management workshop on the 24th and 26th March 12, 2020
The meetings on the 24th and 26th of this month will be consolidated into one ONLINE meeting on the 24th from 1 PM. We will use Zoom application (https://zoom.us/), which you can connect via a computer or smartphone. In order for us to organize the event, please register using the form below:Registration form for grape […]
Upcoming VCE Vineyard meetings February 8, 2020
Upcoming Vineyard Meetingsa) 17-18 Feb Central Virginia UvaSapians (fee)b) 19-21 Feb. VVA Winter Technical (fee)c) 27 Feb. VT/VCE Vineyard Pruning Workshop – Winchester, VAd) 10-12 March Eastern Wine Exposition – Lancaster PA (fee)e) 14 March Pruning Competition -Abingdon, VAf) 24 […]
Happy New Year and slides from Loudoun County Private Pesticide Certification Course January 2, 2020
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. The link will open a pdf file in Google Drive.
Virginia Tech is looking for an Assistant Professor - Tree Fruits/Specialty Crop Pathology November 26, 2019
Virginia Tech is looking for an Assistant Professor - Tree Fruits/Specialty Crop PathologyVirginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is seeking applicants for a tenure track position in Tree Fruits/Specialty Crop Pathology (Job No. 511904) as part of its SmartFarm Innovation Network faculty cluster hire. The cluster hire of 13 new faculty positions will […]
A list of short PHI materials + reminder on downy mildew August 16, 2019
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 earlier, but it probably is still applicable to many of us, so, here is a list of fungicides with PHI (Pre-Harvest Interval) equal or shorter […]

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