Southern San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium
Tulare County Agricultural Building, 4437 S. Laspina St. Tulare, CA 93274
Friday, February 6, 2026
Registration fee: $15 https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=47455
2.0 CCA and DPR Credits Approved
Bring any symptomatic vines you have and Akif will dissect and diagnosis them!
Questions? Call us at 559-684-3300
Sponsored by University of California Cooperative Extension and the Consolidated Central Valley Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District
7:45 – 8:25 am Sign in (refreshments provided)
8:25 – 8:30 am Welcome and announcements: Joy Hollingsworth, UCCE Tulare
8:30 – 9:00 am Laws and Regs for Grapes: Konner Gilman, Tulare County Ag Commissioner’s Office
9:00 – 9:30 am Update on Unregistered PGRs for Loosening and Coloring Grapes: Matthew Fidelibus, UC Davis
9:30 – 10:00 am Research Update on Weed Management in Vineyards: Jorge Angeles, UCCE Tulare
10:00-10:20 am Break
10:20 – 11:00 am Promoting Effective Integrated Pest Management Practices for the Control of Grapevine Trunk Diseases: Akif Eskalen, UC Davis
11:00 - 11:30 am Pierce's Disease, a Persistent Problem in Viticulture: Karl Lund, UCCE Madera
11:30 – 12:00pm Vineyard Soil Health: Joy Hollingsworth, UCCE Tulare
12:00-12:30pm Integrated Pest Management of Grapevine Trunk Diseases: Field Diagnosis, Vine Dissection, and Preventative Strategies*: Akif Eskalen, UC Davis
12:30pm Lunch
Sponsored by University of California Cooperative Extension and the Consolidated Central Valley Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) is an equal opportunity provider.
This educational activity is partially funded by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, and the contents may not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the State of California.