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Virginia Grape Disease Updates

Slides from Grape Disease Management Workshop at the VVA meeting March 2, 2021
Thanks again to those of you who were able to attend my workshop last Friday.As we discussed, here is the slide set from my presentation (pdf, opens a new window). We are also planning to have several meetings in March and April. All will be online events.March 16th: Grape IPM workshop March 31st: Grape disease management workshop […]
Fungicide application template, a table of fungicide resistance, and upcoming meetings February 26, 2021
I have updated my fungicide application template that I have been using for my fungicide guides. If you are interested in it, download it from this link. This will open a new Google Doc page, which says it is "View Only"; however, you can download the file. Select "File" from the top menu of Google Drive, and […]
Job opening at Unionville vineyards in Ringoes, NJ February 5, 2021
FYI: They are looking for a winemaker, if you are interested see below for more detail.https://www.winebusiness.com/classifieds/winejobs/?go=listing&listingid=202628
Presentation slides from today's virtual meeting, and upcoming meetings January 13, 2021
Thank you to those of you who were able to join our virtual meeting today.Please click this link for a copy of my presentation (will open a new window with a pdf file).The link to the trunk disease web application is here (will open a new window).There was a discussion in the chatbox on Topsin-M's […]
Upcoming webinar on January 13th, 2021 December 18, 2020
Tremain and I will be participating in an upcoming webinar on January 13th, 2021, which is hosted by PSU. It will start at 10 AM, and we are planning a 2-hour meeting to cover pruning related topics. Please join us, if you have time. You need to register to receive an invitation.https://extension.psu.edu/dormant-grapevine-pruning-workshop-and-commercial-grower-panelAlso, please take some […]
Ripe rot (Colletotrichum) grower survey December 8, 2020
Dear all, If you have a moment, please fill in the survey below. A team of researchers, including myself, is working on a new grant proposal to develop management strategies against various fruit rots including grape ripe rot, which is caused by a series of Colletotrichum fungi. The aim of this survey to determine what we need […]
Grape Pathology Program at Virginia Tech November 12, 2020
I created a short video describing current projects in my program.
In preparation for Hurricane Delta October 7, 2020
Hurricane Delta seems to impact our regions, starting Saturday (10/10), and rain may last until Tuesday (10/13) or so. Depends on your location and cultivar selection, you may have some grapes that may need more time before harvest. (A link to Hurricane Delta tracker from Weather.com - will play a video.)The target diseases right now […]
Prepare for a potential rain event for this weekend. August 24, 2020
Looks like a tropical storm Marco is moving westward, but Laura may hit our areas during this weekend. The current forecast shows (opens a new window with a link to Weather.com) potential movement to Virginia and surrounding states around this Saturday (8/29). Many white cultivars will be either ready to pick or getting very close […]
Downy, Botrytis, sulfur burn, and open house August 14, 2020
With recent rain events and warm and humid nights, the risk of downy mildew and Botrytis are probably high in many areas of Virginia. For example, I counted seven days (at Winchester, VA) and eleven days (at Rustburg and Scottsville, VA), with downy mildew infection events in the past two weeks according to the NEWA […]

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