Dry Farming Vineyards Workshop & Wine TastingÂ
Wednesday, May 7th, 2025, 1pm-5pm
Emeritus Vineyards
2500 Gravenstien Hwy N., Sebastopol, CA 95472
Learn how Emeritus Vineyards transitioned a once irrigated vineyard to a dry farmed vineyard during a walking vineyard tour of Hallberg Ranch. Listen to an expert panel of growers who dry farm in diverse regions covering Sonoma, Mendocino, Paso Robles and Napa who will discuss the range of soils and microclimates that are suitable for dry farming winegrapes when specific techniques are used. Taste dry farmed wine in a unique walk around tasting featuring six wineries who share their specific terroir through their dry farmed grapes.
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SmartApply Demo at Shone Farm Â
 Friday May 9th, 2025, 9:30am-10:30pmÂ
Shone Farm
7450 Steve Olson Ln, Forestville
Belkorp Ag will be hosting a live demonstration of John Deere’s SmartApply spraying technology on Thursday, May 9 at 10:00 a.m. at Santa Rosa Junior College’s Shone Farm in Santa Rosa. This hands-on event will last approximately 90 minutes to two hours and offers a great opportunity to see this precision spraying system in action—an important step toward adapting to the future of farming.
Food and drinks will be provided, and the event is free to attend.
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Sonoma County Farm Bureau EventsÂ
Sonoma County Farm Bureau Office
3589 Westwind Blvd, Santa Rosa
The Sonoma County Farm Bureau is offering a variety of training sessions, courses, and educational programs in the coming months to support our agricultural community. See the list of events below for opportunities to participate
Event List
FREE Wildfire Safety & Preparedness Training
Tuesday, May 13th (Both English & Spanish sessions available)
Register HereÂ
Wine Industry Sales Symposium
Exclusive Sonoma County Winegrowers Discount!
Wednesday, May 14th | 8:45 a.m – 3:00 p.m.
Hyatt Vineyard Creek
170 Railroad St, Santa Rosa, CA
Wine Industry Network is hosting its annual Wine Industry Sales Symposium, your chance to gain actionable insights and expert strategies to grow wine sales and profits. Learn how to leverage AI forecasting, smart shipping solutions, and branding techniques to stay competitive in a changing market. This year’s event covers consumer trends, media strategies, wine club growth, wholesale success, social media tactics, and more!
Attendees will leave with practical takeaways they can immediately apply—whether it’s optimizing customer retention, enhancing guest experiences, or improving marketing efforts. Plus the many opportunities to connect with industry leaders, winery owners, and sales professionals to expand your network and explore new business opportunities
Interested in attending? Use our Sonoma County Winegrowers promo code, SCW2025Â for $20 off your ticket!
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Grower Webinar: Grant Opportunities for your Vineyards Â
Thursday, May 15th, 2025, 9:30am-10:30pm
Please join us for our upcoming webinar, focused on learning about grant opportunities for your vineyard operations! Have you ever explored options for federal, state, or local grant funding for improvements and projects on your vineyard? Projects like hedgerows, irrigation system upgrades and improvements, irrigation water use monitoring (soil probes, etc.), trying out a new cover crop mix, or compost applications?
Our local USDAÂ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) representative will be on hand to discuss their financial assistance programs that are available to you through the Farm Bill. They will be discussing the process of assistance through their office in Petaluma, which serves both Sonoma and Marin counties. NRCS staff Brooke Pippi and Jenna Houts will touch on their financial programs, their timelines, the application and funding process, and also the project construction processes and payment disbursement/reimbursement for completing contracted project work.
We look forward to having you attend!
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Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
Spring Ag Plastic Recycling Day
Monday, May 19th | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Central Valley Ag Supply
160 Grant Avenue, Healdsburg CA
The Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures is hosting its Spring Recycling Day on Monday, May 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Central Valley Ag Supply, located at 160 Grant Avenue in Healdsburg.
Click on the flyers below for a list of accepted agricultural plastic materials.
For more information, contact Alex Nguyen at the Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures at (707) 565-2371.
English Flyer Or Spanish Flyer
Integrated Pest Management MeetingsÂ
Russian River Valley IPM Meetings
May 21st, June 18th, July 16th 9:00 am – 10:30 am
*Please note the April 17th meeting will take place outside, we ask attendants to please bring their own chairs.*Â
Sonoma County Winegrowers Office
3245 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Facilitator: Sandy Valera, Grow West
Alexander Valley IPM Meetings
May 22nd, June 19th, July 17th 10:00 am – 11:30 pm
Hoot Owl Vineyards
8197 Highway 128, Healdsburg CA, 95448
Facilitator: Armon Azevedo, Wilbur Ellis & Junior Macias HOCV AVV
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to: info@sonomawinegrape.org
Upcoming UCCE Viticulture Events
The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) has several upcoming viticulture events in the coming months.
UC Davis & Â UCCE Oakville Grape Day- June 4th | 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oakville UC Davis Station
