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THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR WEED SCIENCE

Nevertheless, for the first time, I signed up for the 2020 Sustainable Ag Expo which is normally held in San Luis Obispo but has gone virtual this year due to COVID. I settled into my office chair and chose as my first session Vineyard Weed Management presented by Dr. Anil Shrestha, the chairman of the Viticulture and Enology Department at Fresno State. I was stunned at how good Dr. Shrestha’s program was. If there was a Nobel Prize for Weed Science I would award it to Dr. Shrestha. Unlike almost every other weed management presentation that I have attended for the last 40+ years, he included data about yield and grape quality, not just how many weeds he could kill.

Registration Now Available for Virtual Ag Expo & International Sustainable Winegrowing Summit

Registration Open for Virtual Sustainable Ag Expo

The 2020 Sustainable Ag Expo Features Innovative Virtual Platform

Live and pre-recorded sessions over a longer period of time allows a greater opportunity to diversify attendees, topics and speakers and to engage added international experts.

2020 Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Sponsorship opportunities for this year's Sustainable Ag Expo are available beginning February 1st.

Sustainable Ag Expo to Address Declining Availability of Labor

Dr. Philip Martin to lead session related to agricultural labor as part of the three-day conference featuring over 40 research, grower, and technical presenters.

Dr. Michelle Moyer Previews her Talk on the Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast

Listen to Podcast 68 for a behind the scenes take on Dr. Moyer's Expo talk. In this interview she discusses recent research on integrated pest management for grapevine powdery mildew.

How is Climate Change Impacting Wine Production?

Gregory V. Jones is the Director of the Evenstad Center for Wine Education, holds the Evenstad Chair in Wine Studies, and is a professor and research climatologist in the Department of Environmental Studies at Linfield College in Oregon.

International Sustainable Winegrowing Summit Comes to the U.S. for the First Time

Hosted by the 15th Annual Sustainable Ag Expo, international leaders, researchers, and practitioners tackle the issues and opportunities facing modern agriculture.