Vineyard Pest Management Workshop.

There will be a vineyard IPM workshop held on April 17 at Early Mountain Vineyard, 6109 Wolftown-Hood Rd, Madison, VA 22727.  Specialists will discuss weed science, plant pathology and entomology, including updates on invasive pests.

Agenda:

11:00 am Welcome and vineyard management reminders- Tremain Hatch

11:30 Weeds and vineyard floor management – Jeff Derr

12:30 Lunch bring a bagged lunch

1:00 Worker Protection standards update – Micah Raub VDACS

1:45 Insect management for the vineyard – Doug Pfeiffer

2:30 Pathogen management in the Vineyard – Mizuho Nita

3:15 Grape IPM tool and scheduling exercise –Mizuho Nita

4:00 clean up and adjourn