28th Annual Gulf Coast Grape Grower Field Day is coming

Mark this date on your calendar – Friday, February 7th. This is the date of the 28th Annual Gulf Coast Grape Grower Field Day held annually in Cat Spring, Texas, and it will be held from 8:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Andrew Klein wrote about the 2019 event.

The 2020 event will also include different seminars throughout the day. This is the current agenda:

8:00 – 9:00	Registration / Sign In
8:15 – 9:15	OPTIONAL: New Grower Session (Grower Perspective), please RSVP
9:15	Welcome / Introductions
9:25	Essentials of Grapevine Diseases & Pests (Fran Pontasch)
9:45	Overview of Vineyard Management Tasks (Fritz Westover)
10:35	Vine Nutrition: Sampling & Interpretation (Dr. Justin Scheiner)
11:15	Bacteriophage: An approach for Managing Pierce’s Disease (Dr. Carlos Gonzales)
12:00	LUNCH with TWGGA Director Dacota Haselwood & Stephen Morgan
1:00	Laws & Regulations of Applying Pesticides (Dr. Don Renchie)
2:00	Herbemont, the Wine & the Grape (Dr. George Ray McEachern, Bill Christopher)
3:15	Managing pH in the Winery (Dr. Botezatu, Aaron Essary)

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., is payable at the door, and includes lunch. Registration fee is:

• $25 for Gulf Coast Winegrower Assoc
• $35 for non-members

If you have any questions, RSVP to: gulfcoastwinegrowers@gmail.com, fmpontasch@tamu.edu or haylee.wolfford@ag.tamu.edu