2025 San Joaquin Valley Grapevine Rootstock Field Day
Viticulture research conducted at UC West Side REC and Kearney REC will be shared on the event including grape variety (11 varieties) and rootstock (7 rootstocks) evaluation, Sunpreme raisin study, cover crop and soil health study, and herbicide trial.
2025 San Joaquin Valley Grapevine Rootstock Field Day
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
17353 W Oakland Ave, Five Points, CA 93624
- 6:30 AM Refreshments and take the tram to the field
- 7:00 AM Grape Varieties and Rootstocks Evaluation under Drought and Saline Conditions. George Zhuang, UCCE Fresno, and Karl Lund, UCCE Madera, Merced, and Mariposa
- 7:30 AM Vineyard Soil Health and Cover Crop. Lauren Hale, USDA ARS
- 8:00 AM Vineyard Weed Management. Jorge Angeles, UCCE Fresno, Tulare, and Kings
- 8:30 AM Take the tram back to the conference room
- 9:30 AM Sunpreme Raisin Rootstock and Nutrient Study at Kearney REC. Matthew Fidelibus, UC Davis
- 10:00 AM Spray Technology on Mechanized Pruning Vineyard System. Peter Ako Larbi, CE Specialist, UC ANR
- 10:30 AM Vineyard Mealybug Management. Kent Daane, UC Berkeley
- 11:00 AM Wine Grape Rootstock study at Oakville Station. Justin Tanner, UCCE San Joaquin County
- 11:30 AM Rootstock Drought Resistance (Pending). Megan Bartlett, UC Davis
- 12:00 AM Lunch and Discussion
1.5 hours of DPR and 4 hours of CCA credits have been applied.
