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UC Davis releases 5 new winegrape varieties
For the first time since the 1980s, University of California, Davis, researchers have released new varieties of winegrapes. The five new varieties, ... READ MORE »
Califonia ag department employee remembers fighting Pierce’s Disease
Bob Wynn, who worked for the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for more than 40 years, recently revisited the onset of Pierce’s D... READ MORE »
Study: Why Pierce’s Disease Is so deadly to grapevines
Scientists are gaining a better understanding of Pierce’s disease and how it affects grapevines. The disease, which annually costs California more t... READ MORE »
California winegrape group gives out Awards of Excellence
The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) has selected Steve Schafer as the 2018 Grower of the Year and Karissa Kruse as the 2018 Leader ... READ MORE »
Frank Zalom receives International Lifetime IPM Award
Frank Zalom, distinguished professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, in a strawberry field. Integr... READ MORE »
Growers aided by Pierce’s disease funding
The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) praised the recent inclusion of a $5 million one-year augmentation for the Pierce’s Disease C... READ MORE »
Georgia sees thriving grape industry
Georgia’s grape industry, once dormant, is now thriving, according to Phillip Brannen, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension fruit plant patho... READ MORE »
Federal Programs Are Worth Billions To Specialty Crops
We’ve been hearing a lot about specialty crops lately, thanks in large part to the 2007 Farm Bill. In anticipation of the new bill, specialty cr... READ MORE »
