Event Date
On The Road programs are educational seminars that help us to communicate with the California grape and wine industries by bringing faculty to different regions of California. We present relevant topics or current research and, at the same time, listen to the issues that are important to grape-growing and winemaking professionals.
DATE AND TIME
Wednesday, March 5, 9 AM - 1 PM
LOCATION
Robert Cabral Agricultural Center, 2101 E Earhart Ave, Stockton, CA 95206
PRICE
$20 (includes coffee, pastries and lunch)
AGENDA
Confirmed presenters and topics include:
8:30 AM
Registration, Coffee & Pastries
9:00 AM
Welcome and Introduction
Karen L. Block, Director of Industry Relations, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
9:10 AM
Rootstocks 101: Building resilient vines
Luis Diaz Garcia, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
9:40 AM
TBD
David Block, Professor, Departments of Viticulture & Enology and Chemical Engineering, UC Davis
10:10 AM
Introducing Liang Chen, UC Davis Viticulture and Enology’s newest faculty member
Liang Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
10:30 AM
BREAK
10:40 AM
Spotted Lanternfly: the need to remain vigilant
Cindy Kron, North Coast IPM Advisor, Sonoma, Napa, Lake & Mendocino Counties, University of California Cooperative Extension
11:10 AM
Postharvest fumigation for spotted lanternfly control
Spencer Walse, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Toxicology, UC Davis and Research Chemist, USDA-ARS
11:40 AM
Department update/ ID and characterization of native California Yeast strains
Ben Montpetit, Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
12:10 PM
Q&A & Wrap-Up
12:30 PM
Lunch