April 15 Seminar Recap

April 15, 2020

Submitted by Tom Taylor, Seminar Chair:

At IGGPRA’s April virtual seminar we heard from Mindy Allen of Martinez Farming regarding impacts of the COVID pandemic on local farm labor and steps folks should be taking to stay safe on the farm. Linnea Norton of Vineyard Professional Services presented the April/May viticulture must do list; things are moving along rapidly and you don’t want to get behind! Dave Haggmark from Wonderful Nurseries gave an update on new vine availability: small lots are available including bare root in most clones and root stalks. Lastly, we heard from Valerie Bednarski from Tule Technologies regarding the advantages offered by Artificial Intelligence in the vineyard. Since my normal intelligence seems to be failing me more these days, artificial intelligence seems like just the thing!