Tremain Hatch has worked with local VCE agents to schedule a series of spring/early summer vineyard meetings which will involve Virginia Tech specialists, local Cooperative Extension agents, and occasionally other speakers. These meetings follow the IPM meetings and pruning workshops held earlier this year.Please note that the timing of these meetings is variable. For those who have not attended these meetings in previous years, the format for most includes a discussion about season topics by extension specialists (pest considerations, pertinent viticultural issues, and usually an introduction by the host vineyard owner/operator. Attendees can bring problem samples from their own vineyards for ID or discussion. Depending on numbers and weather, we also try to do a walk-through of the host vineyard. We hope to see you at some of these meetings. (Included here also is the upcoming Virginia Vineyards Association summer technical meeting scheduled for 5 June)
6/5/14
VVA Summer Technical: Wildlife Management Strategies & Economics of Mechanization
Barboursville Vineyard
9-4:30, Social 5-8pm
Contact: Virginia Vineyards Association
6/11/14
Vineyard Meeting w/LWGA
Boxwood Winery, Northern VA
6 – 8 pm
Contact: Beth Sastre, Loudoun County
http://offices.ext.vt.edu/loudoun/staff/beth-sastre.html
6/18/14
Vineyard Meeting in Southeastern VA
11 to 3pm
Contact: Marcus Williams, Suffolk County
http://offices.ext.vt.edu/suffolk/staff/marcus-williams.html
7/8/14
Vineyard Meeting
Barrel Oak Winery
3 – 5 pm
Contact: Tim Ohlwiler, Fauquier County
http://offices.ext.vt.edu/fauquier/staff/tim_ohlwiler.html