IPM Meetings
Russian River Valley Meeting
Tuesday, May 19th
9:00am – 10:30am
Sonoma County Winegrowers Office
3245 Guerneville Rd, Santa Rosa, CA
Alexander Valley Meeting
Thursday, May 21st
10:00am – 11:30am
Hoot Owl Creek Vineyards
8197 California 128, Healdsburg, CA
Discussion Topics include:
Focus on Bloom Issues – powdery mildew index, grape leafhopper nymph and mite observations and actions, weed ID
Review of nitrogen and water use to grow vines with pest and disease resistance
*If you’d like to be included in future communication specific to IPM resources, please send your email address to Emersyn Klick at emersyn@sonomawinegrape.org
Reservoir Farms Site Day in Wine Country
Thursday, May 7th, 2026
3245 Guerneville Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
2:00 – 5:00 PM
Join Reservoir for a Site Day at Reservoir Farms in Sonoma County, where growers, industry experts, and high-impact startups can come together to see the future technologies in vineyard management. Come see startups working in the vineyard to push AgTech innovation forward.
Reservoir will spotlight startups solving problems in key areas including:
-Precision irrigation
-Yield estimation & prediction
-Disease & pest detection
-Autonomous mowing & pruning
Click Here to RSVP
Spring Plastic Recycling Day
Date: Tuesday, May 19th
Time: 9 am – 3 pm
Location: Central Valley Ag Supplies
160 Grant Ave. Healdsburg
The Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures is hosting a Spring Plastic Recycling Day on Tuesday, May 19th from 9 am to 3 pm. This event is open to growers, nurseries, pest control businesses, golf courses, parks, and government agencies. Only plastic pesticide and fertilizer containers will be accepted.
For additional information, please contact Alex Nguyen at the Sonoma County Dept. of Agriculture/Weights & Measures at (707) 565 – 2371
Click Here to Learn More
Free Technical Assistance Opportunities & Groundwater Management Support for Alexander Valley Growers
Sonoma Resource Conservation District (RCD) has funding to provide technical assistance around water supply, water conservation, and soil health. They are collecting information with a brief interest form (linked below). If completed, they will follow up with more resources, site visits, and workshops. Any information provided in this survey is confidential, and summary statistics will be anonymized. Deadline is April 20th, 2026.
Click Here to Take Survey
UCCE North Coast Viticulture Resources
The UC Cooperative Extension has many upcoming events and resources beneficial to North Coast growers. Click the link below to learn more about upcoming events!
