Dr. Jay Pscheidt, Professor; Extension Plant Pathology Specialist; OSU Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
Fungicide resistance became a priority this past summer with several documented powdery mildew management failures in vineyards. Several new fungicides have been registered for grapes and some of these contain two active ingredients, and many of the new ingredients are at high risk of encouraging the development of resistant fungal pathogens. These new combinations represent a challenge for sustained plant disease management. In this seminar, Dr. Pscheidt will discuss ideas on how to best utilize these materials in the upcoming season.
To view live online, see link above. Live chat will NOT be available, however, online live participants can submit questions during the seminar to danielle.gabriel@oregonstate.edu, and they will be answered at the end.
A working meeting to update vineyard standards in view of current research and regional growing issues.
GoToMeeting details
Attend online: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/241596605
Call in: (312) 757-3121, access code 241-596-605
The WAWGG Annual Convention includes educational programming for the Northwest grape and wine industry, featuring sessions and workshops for growers, viticulture staff, wineries, enologists, tasting room staff, and marketers.
The Oregon Wine Symposium delivers Oregon wine research and education relevant to industry professionals.
This annual industry meeting organized by the Idaho Wine Commission provides two days of educational seminars.
Dr. Michelle Moyer, Assistant Professor & Extension Viticulturist; Washington State University Department of Viticulture and Enology
Powdery mildew remains a concern for grape growers and can be difficult manage. Populations of Erysiphe necator cleistothecia can burst open and release ascospores over an extended period of time ranging from fall through late spring. These ascospores are an important source of primary inoculum for grapevine powdery mildew epidemics. Dr. Moyer will discuss the role of primary inoculum in grape powdery mildew epidemics; focusing on the biology of inoculum arrival, and how weather and management choices influence subsequent epidemic development.
To view live online, see link above. Live chat will NOT be available, however, online live participants can submit questions during the seminar to danielle.gabriel@oregonstate.edu, and they will be answered at the end.
Water Rights & Policies for Agriculturists & Wineries
- Water Rights & Exempt Well Policies (Bill Neve, Water Rights Solutions; Dave Stockdale, WEC)
- Walla Walla Watershed Management Partnership Programs (Chris Hyland, WWWMP)
- Winery Wastewater Permitting program (Patrick Hallinan, Dept of Ecology)
- Q &A regarding water rights, water programs, and wastewater permitting (Bill, Chris, Patrick, plus Eric Hartwig, Dept of Ecology)
- ASP Composting for Grape Pomace and other Organic Wastes (Peter Moon, O2Compost)
- Visit to ASP demo project for Q&A
Email dave.stockdale@wwcc.edu for more information.
Regularly scheduled LIVE Board Meeting
Join us on Thursday, March 17 to discuss updates to LIVE's winery standards. Please email us to RSVP, and include your program feedback.
Join the Oregon Wine Research Institute for its annual event highlighting research relevant to the Oregon wine industry. The 2016 program focuses on grape and wine quality, the sensory impact of wine, and an update on the NPK trial. Registration is $65 and lunch is included.
Join LIVE for a morning of three terrific seminars in southern Oregon!
Dr. Houston Wilson from UC Berkeley will share some cultural control strategies for managing leafhoppers, including cultivating parasite habitat. Dr. Wilson will explain how leafhoppers may be potential vectors for Red Blotch.
Dr. Paul Jepson from OSU will speak about the Pesticide Stewardship Partnership, with a focus on practical remediation and residuals found Southern Oregon.
Finally, LIVE founder Al MacDonald will present an overview of LIVE standards, the rationale behind them and will be fielding questions.
This event is free to all. RSVP to event organizer Daniel Sweeney at daniel.qrv@gmail.com for more information.
Save the date! Details to be announced soon.
Join LIVE inspector Dana Pricher as she provides tools and instruction for mapping your vineyard site. Vineyard maps are important for inspectors to perform their annual compliance reviews, as they verify multiple checklist items against the map you provide. Dana has a background in GIS and we are excited to have her as a new member of our inspection team.
Attendance is capped at 40 due to space constraints.
Stoller Vineyards will host the 2016 LIVE/OWRI Field Day. We will be deliver three modules over the course of the morning. This event is free and open to all. Register HERE.
Who’s stressed—you or the vines?
Dr. Patty Skinkis, Viticulture Extension Specialist, OSU
Dry farming in the Willamette Valley is becoming more concerning with recent warm, dry seasons. Learn how to determine if your vines are water-stressed and how to manage it whether you have access to water or not. Irrigation, vineyard floor management, canopy and crop management are all factors that may influence vine water use and will be discussed.
Predatory Bird Control
Dana Sanchez, Extension Wildlife Specialist, Assistant Professor
Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife
Considerations for Migrant Workers
Dr. Kent Anger, Senior Scientist and Associate Director, CROET
Associate Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience
Protecting Oregon from Invasive Species: The Path Forward
Please register at the following link: tinyurl.com/OISCSummit
Participate in shaping Oregon’s Statewide Strategic Plan for Invasive Species with policy leaders, legislators, invasive species specialists, and Oregon Invasive Species Council partners.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Learn about the collective impact approach to invasive species from keynote speaker Heather Braun of the Great Lakes Commission
- Connect with policy leaders, colleagues, and partners from across Oregon
- Provide dynamic feedback on Oregon’s Statewide Strategic Plan for Invasive Species
- Help answer the question: How can we be effective in collaborating to combat invasive species?
- Recognize invasive species champions at the Award Luncheon
For updates and more information visit: www.oregoninvasivespeciescouncil.org
Regularly schedueld LIVE board meeting
Impact of Grape Leafroll Associated Virus-3 on Transcription Regulation and the Distribution of small RNA During Ripening
Amanda Vondras, Ph.D. student, Dr. Laurent Deluc, OSU Department of Horticulture
Grapevine leafroll associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) is the most economically impactful virus affecting grapevine worldwide. However, there is little that can be done to reduce the consequences of viral infection for the plant on fruit production. Ultimately, targeted attempts to mitigate the effects of the virus will require an understanding of the plant-pathogen interaction at the molecular level, to understand how mechanisms that underpin normal fruit development are altered by the virus, and whether particular regulatory pathways might account for system-wide responses to the virus. Regulation of gene expression through small RNA and alternative splicing are essential components of plant development and responses to stress. We used Next Generation Sequencing technologies (RNA and small RNA sequencing) to assemble a holistic view of these regulatory agents during normal ripening in Vitis vinifera and how they are altered in response to GLRaV-3 infection.
To watch this event live, visit: http://live.oregonstate.edu/
*Please note, the event will not be available until 3:30 PM on Thursday, November 17.