Springtime is an important time for replenishing your vineyard with the essential nutrients lost from the last harvest. Nitrogen-fixing cover crops are a great source for this. But what types of cover crops are best and how do you tell when it’s time to disk them under? Watch this brief interview with Madera County raisin grower and PCA Manuel Marin to find out. Read more in American Vineyard Magazine.
As biopesticides become more available to the grape industry, growers and PCAs may wonder how to best go about incorporating them in the integrated pest management programs. This was a topic addressed by Dan Rodrigues from Vina Quest and the Cal Poly Viticulture & Enology Department at Malcolm Media’s recent Central Coast Grape Expo. Watch his brief interview here and read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine.
The deadly HLB spreading asian citrus psyllid (ACP) continues to make its way through citrus orchards all over California, and the industry is going to need to work together to slow the spread of this pest to buy researchers sufficient time to come up with a solution for HLB. Watch this brief interview with UC Entomologist Beth Grafton-Cardwell as she discusses what works for controlling ACP and growers are doing in southern and central California to manage the pest.