Grower and Winery Compliance EGVM

The first formal meeting on compliance agreements and quarantine concerning European Grapevine Moth was held today at Ledgwood Creek for winery. Grape and other host growers meet tomorrow at Solano County Agriculture Commissioner offices on Texas Street in Fairfield. The protocols for processing, shipping&hauling, green waste discard are laid out in detail. Grower, hauler and...

Sustainable Winegrower Seminar

Suisun Valley Vintners and Growers Assn is hosting the first of several grower seminars this June 17th at Vintage Caffe with a presentation from the Wine Institute on the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance and it’s program on Sustainable Winegrowing self assessment and certification. This program is provided at no cost to Assn members. The California wine industry has...

Updates on Moth

It has been about one month since Solano grape growers meet with our Agricultural Commissioner to understand the presence and threat of the European Grapevine Moth. There has been a lot activity since that meeting. Additional finds in Mendocino, Fresno, Merced and Monterey Counties has clearly signaled the pest has found it’s way into a large area of Northern CA. Most of these...

Updates to EGVM status

It has been several weeks since the first notifcation of positive trapping of European Grapevine Moth in Suisun Valley. Since then there has been a lot of focus to understanding and dealing with the threat. The April 29 Solano Agricultural Commissioner meeting on this topic was highly attended by growers from impacted areas as well as other areas in Solano County. We learned State and...

European Grapevine Moths Found

It was disheartening to learn this morning of the confirmation of positive trapping for the European Grapevine Moth in Suisun Valley. Traps on Gordon Valley Road and Morrison Lane returned positive for male EGVM as well as another found in upper Green Valley. This invasive pest was first detected in Oakville in the Napa Valley last summer prior to harvest. The impacted vineyard lost...

PD/GWSS – vote your ballot

First some apologies for long delay in posts here, we have been busy building content into a Facebook Fan Page for Suisun Valley and gaining Fans. Success there is now getting back to the SVVGA Blog. First order of business for grape growers throughout California is to vote the referendum ballots. Reports from CDFA, conducting this election for the continuation of the PD/GWSS...