Napa, CA (September 30, 2025) – Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty (DP&F) is pleased to announce the addition of three new Associate Attorneys: Leslee Carroll, Nick Conti, and Elena Moreno. DP&F Litigation Group Grows by Two DP&F’s Litigation group, led by firm partner David Balter, grew by two associate...

“Lumo has been the linchpin in the re-engineering of our approach to water management.” Michael and Kara Busselen, the Owners of Woodhawk Vineyards, farm 21 acres of world-class Cabernet Sauvignon for Silver Oak, situated 1,000 feet above sea level, overlooking the Alexander Valley and Russian...

Independent Stave Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Glycine Bonneville-Jiang as Oak Research & Development Specialist based in Napa, California. Bonneville-Jiang brings extensive experience in wine research and production, with a specialized focus on wine microbiology, sensory...

California State University, Fresno has a 1,000-acre farm near its campus that doubles as a classroom and laboratory. Which makes sense, located smack dab in the heart of California's fertile Central Valley, Fresno State is situated where 40% of America's fruits and nuts are grown. At the Fresno...

Palo Alto, CA – April 27, 2021– A&P Inphatec, a specialist developer of bacteriophages, announced today the release of important new field trial data on the efficacy of XylPhi-PD™, the biologically based reduction of Pierce’s Disease (PD) in grapevines. XylPhi-PD™ is OMRI-listed and...

GET TO KNOW MANVEER SANDHU, OUR DIRECTOR OF WINEMAKING! We sat down with Manveer back in 2020 to ask him some questions, and we’re sharing that interview with you now: You have a degree in neurobiology. Why were you drawn to winemaking? Had you ever considered an alternate career path in the...

Commercial Trials to Evaluate a Tool to Improve Vineyard Resiliency It is often stated that vineyards are the "canary in the coal mine" for the rest of global agriculture. Some impacts are already being felt by grape growers with an overall reduction in vineyard resilience attributed to extreme...

Event Type: Seminar

Location: Cal Poly SLO, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo, 93407

Date: 4/25/2025

A follow up to a 2024 Tailgate, Dr. Shunping Ding of Cal Poly will share updated results from a recent study on on the efficacy of different fungicide programs containing biofungicides and their impact on grape yield and berry chemistry. Then, we will head out to the vineyard at Cal Poly to learn...

Using Weather Data to Gauge Spray Drift Risk Sustainable Ag Expo I November 12 I 2:00-3:00 pm The regulatory situation of spray drift is changing, with increasing penalties for infractions. Mark Battany's presentation will explain the weather conditions that lead to drift and how data tools can...