Archived Grape Notes Blog Articles
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Articles that have been posted, in reverse chronological order:
2019:
Irrigation volume and frequency: soil, salinity and nutrient considerations
2018:
Realignment of Farm Advisor assignments serving San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties
Special issue of the California Agriculture Journal: The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
2017:
Resistance to the QoI (Strobilurin) Fungicides in Grape Powdery Mildew on the Central Coast
Downy Mildew appearing in Central Coast vineyards
2016 update - Production and economic trends for SLO County vineyards
The Orange Slime is appearing again on pruning wounds
2016:
The Driedfruit Beetle can exacerbate bunch rot problems
Planthoppers appearing in area vineyards
Vine mealybug identification posters
Vineyard floor management and frost risk
Red Blotch and the Threecornered Alfalfa Hopper
2015:
Weather and drought effects on the poor fruit set in 2015
Production and economic trends for SLO County vineyards
Managing irrigation water quality
The rise (and demise) of the UC Experiment Station at Paso Robles
Renovating vineyards affected by trunk diseases
Black Foot Disease in coastal vineyards
Pinot Leaf Curl appearing in Central Coast vineyards
Arrival of the 'Red Bug' to Central Coast vineyards