Table grapes and wine grapes are headed toward a nice finish in what has been a fairly benign year — at least insofar as pests and disease....
It has been almost balmy across most of California this season. Not too hot, not too cold (after January anyway) — and the grapes are reflecting it....
An anomaly of some kind showed up on wine grapes in San Diego County earlier this spring, but no one seems to have pinpointed the exact cause. ...
There’s nothing quite like the prospect of aerial application to whip up controversy among the general public — and that’s exactly what happened in Monterey County when CDFA announced intentions to spray a pheromone starting Sept. 5 in the ongoing battle to contain the light brown apple moth (LBAM). ...
As the weather heats up, so do nerves for North Coast grape growers. “I've seen sugar points jump over two points in three to five days,” says Dana Grande, viticulturist with Jordan Vineyard and Winery at Healdsburg....
Throw out the early season bunch counts, USDA’s estimates, and probably about half of what you hear in the coffee shop. What is this year’s grape crop really going to yield? ...
As wine grape harvest begins in some areas, most growers are expecting somewhat lower yields than normal. ...
There appears to be some repositioning going on in vineyard replanting and grafting as growers try to anticipate the future. ...
The dry winter and cold snap that hit California’s Central Coast region early in the year are starting to come into play as harvest begins. ...
Growers want a good deal for the grapes they’re growing. Wineries want a good deal for the grapes they’re buying. It’s often one interest versus another’s — unless everything is in-house. ...
“The crop is just about on par this year,” says Chris Taranto, communications director for the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance. “Our growers are reporting excellent canopy balance. The berry size is generally smaller, with looser clusters, so that bodes very well for color and flavor.”...
It’s one of those seasons when PCAs could almost have played hooky at the beach and no one would have been the wiser. ...
When mite pressure comes on late in grapes, or you need a rescue treatment, Acramite-50WS gives you the fast knockdown and residual you need....
No one wants to treat for something that doesn’t materialize — but even in a light disease year, preventive programs are causing far fewer headaches for growers who bit the bullet early on and invested in fungicide applications....
A grower’s next PCA could be a dog — if training efforts by the Assistance Dog Institute (ADI) in Santa Rosa are successful. ...
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