Vineyard Managment Seminar

July Independent Grape Growers Seminar
Mark your calendar!

 

Wednesday July 21, 2010 at 9:00 am

Silver Horse Vineyard & Winery
Jim & Susanne Kroener
2995 Pleasant Rd., San Miguel

 

Leafhopper & Mite Control -- Mark Amaral, PCA

 

Gopher & Squirrel Control -- Dale Evenson

 

Trellis Canopy Management -- Lowell Zelinski

 

2 DPU Credits applied for

 

Refreshments served

 

Members FREE, Non-Members $20.00

 

Remember to BRING A FOLDING CHAIR

 

RSVP ~ Clarence Elder 805-237-1894 or email at chiefelder6500@yahoo.com 

 

No later than July 20, 2010

June Social

All American BBQ
Date: June 19, 2010
Time: 6 to 10 pm
Place: Rio Seco Winery on Union Road in Paso Robles
IGGPRA provides Ribs and Turkey Breast
Members provide by last name
A-D: Appitizers
E-L: Salad
M-R: Dessert
S-Z: Side Dish
Bring table set-ups, wine and chairs.
RSVP Elizabeth Torp 226-8293 

Nutrient, Powdery Mildew & Shoot Thinning

Wednesday May 19, 2010 ~ 9am
Alta Vista Ranch Vineyard—Ken & Doris Bray
1891 Kiler Canyon Rd, Paso Robles (turn right follow road to the barn )
Nutrients & Powdery Mildew—Paul Crout– Farm Supply
Spray Calibration-Bob Pettis
How to Shoot Thin Head Pruned Vines– Richard Sauret
Lock Vineyard— Steve & Pam Lock
1520 Kiler Canyon Rd, Paso Robles
How to Shoot Thin Trellis Pruned Vines– Lowell Zelinski
3 DPR hours applied for.
Coffee & Donuts served
Members~Free Non~Members $10.00
RSVP~ Clarence Elder 805-237-1894-email: chiefelder6500@yahoo.com
No later than May 18th

Upcoming Vineyard Seminars

Vineyard Irrigation Seminar
   Date: May 18, 2010
   Time: 9:00-12:00, refreshments beginning at 8:30 am
   Location: Castoro Cellars Banquet Room, 1315 N. Bethel Road, Templeton


Presentations:

   Drip irrigation maintenance

        Larry Schwankl, UCCE Irrigation Specialist

   Vineyard irrigation scheduling

        Terry Prichard, UCCE Irrigation Water Management Specialist

   Irrigation monitoring project, deficit irrigation research, salinity survey update

        Mark Battany, UCCE Farm Advisor


Cost is $10 per person. Please pre-register at this website:
http://ucanr.org/irrigation
This seminar has been approved for 3 hours of DPR CE credits and 3 hours of RWQCB Ag Waiver credits.

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Cal Poly Vineyard Spray Technology Field Day
   Date: May 11, 2010
   Time: 10:00-12:00
   Location: Cal Poly Gallo Vineyard; for directions see the attached flyer
   This field day has been approved for 2 hours of DPR CE credits
   For more information contact Michael Costello at 805-756-6732

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Important Water Quality Meeting

RWQCB workshop on Wednesday May 12,  from 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM at the Elks Lodge, 222 Elks Lane, in San Luis Obispo. .If at all possible, please plan on attending, this is going to impact all of
us as farmers!
Richard Sauret

February Social Features Italian Night At Pear Valley Winery

A vibrant group of over 120 people attended this month's IGGPRA social at Pear Valley Winery in Paso Robles. The beautiful event room provided the group a warm and comfortable meeting place. On the evening's menu was a delectable array of Italian dishes. In addition Pear Valley offered a selection of their wines for members at their spacious bar. Pear Valley Winery is an exciting new addition to the trail of established wineries along union road adjacent to Highway 46 east.

Rules and Regulations Using Chemicals For Wine Grape Growers

Chris Browning and Mark Battany, Viticulture and Soils Farm Advisor presented valuable tips and current infomation regarding the use of chemicals to the Independent Grape Growers Of Paso Robles Area Friday at Vina Robles Winery. At the top of the agenda were some issues encountered this year. IGGPRA presents seminars for its members on a variety of current topics presented by industry experts. This particular seminar earns attendees valuable points toward PCA/PA private applicator license. Seminars are free to members of IGGPRA and non members are $20. Visit the Independent Grape Growers of Paso Robles and find out what is going on in the vibrant Wine Grape growing community of Paso Robles, California; the largest and fastest growing AVA in California. Guests welcome at any event. Check out our upcoming events at www.iggpra.com

Vine Grafting Explored In Paso Robles

The Independent Grape Growers Of Paso Robles presented a seminar Saturday at Button Quail Vineyard. The Instructor Salud Ayala presented a seminar on vine grafting to a group of Paso Robles Wine Grape Growers. This is part of an ongoing series of educational seminars on varying topics on the business of wine grape growing, available to IGGPRA members. Guests are welcome. For the next seminar or social visit www.iggpra.com. IGGPRA is a group of over 200 member growers and 35 winery members.

Pruning Seminars

On two consecutive Fridays in January IGGPRA offered seminars in "trellis" and "head" pruning. As is usual at these annual events they are well attended and very helpful, if only to refresh the memory. The trellis pruning offered a hands on demonstration at Kokopelli Vineyard by Marciel from Rio Seco Vineyards - fast! It also displayed a box pruning technique that's employed to reduce costs drastically during times of economic duress. It's quick and brutal and can be done with a hedge trimmer. It's a technique that should probably be used in dire times because it takes 2 to 3 years for the vines to recover after resuming convention pruning. Richard Sauret was the instructor at the Head Pruning seminar at Alta Vista Vineyard.

The next seminar will be grafting to be held in early February. Check our website at www.iggpra.com for the time and place.

Swinging December Social At Falcon Nest

The December Social was a near capacity attendance. A number of those attendees were guests of members. We were elegantly served and accomodated by Frank and Carolyn the owners of Falcon Nest Vineyard and Winery. Their many years in the restaurant industry, both in Europe and the U.S. rewarded us. Visit them at www.falconnest.com