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New Regulations – from COVID to Wildfires
Episode 99
Wildfires and COVID impacted legislation as much as they impacted wine production this year. Lauren Noland-Hajik, Attorney and Lobbyist at Soares & C…
5 years, 7 months ago
Selling Wine in Non-Traditional Channels
Episode 98
In 1972 Paul Kalemkiarian's father purchased a liquor store and began featuring two of his top wine picks each month. Customers, appreciative of the …
5 years, 8 months ago
How the 2020 Fires & COVID Impact the Grape Market
Episode 97
In mid-April 2020, the grape market saw its highest bulk inventory at 23 million gallons. By November that quantity had reduced significantly to 8.5 …
5 years, 9 months ago
Spotted Lanternfly - Threat to California
Episode 96
The Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is the newest agricultural invasive species in the United States. Originally from Asia, this insect feeds on plant sap f…
5 years, 9 months ago
Current Status of UC Cooperative Extension - Retirements and Recruitment
Episode 95
Today, 40% of the California wine industry does not have a Farm Advisor. Four industry veterans discuss retirements and recruitment for UC Cooperativ…
5 years, 10 months ago
Effective Vineyard Spraying
Episode 94
Leading expert Dr. Andrew Landers of Cornell University discusses his more than thirty years of research and development on pesticide sprayer technol…
5 years, 10 months ago
Farming Hemp in Wine Country
Episode 93
A recent study examined the potential of hemp terpene drift from hemp crops planted in close proximity to vineyards in Sonoma County, California. Geo…
5 years, 11 months ago
Regenerative Agriculture
Episode 92
David R. Montgomery defines regenerative agriculture as leaving the land better off and more fertile as a consequence of cultivation. David studied g…
5 years, 11 months ago
Carbon Sequestration
Episode 91
Dr. Charlotte Decock, Assistant Professor Cal Poly - Earth & Soil Sciences talks about soil management with the goal of capturing greenhouse gasses f…
6 years ago
Nematode Management for Washington Grapes
Episode 90
Some 25 to 30 percent of vineyards in Washington state have nematode population densities that are considered damaging. Nematodes have a slow, chroni…
6 years ago