Apr 2009 news archives
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Callaway Vineyard & Winery 40 Years in the Making (Inland Empire Business Journal)
Callaway Vineyard & Winery 40 Years in the Making on April 1, 2009Callaway Winery was founded in 1969 by Ely Callaway, who went on to gain fame and fortune in the world of golf. Extensive research led Callaway to Temecula and to veteran viticulturist John Moramarco...
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News Briefs
Capital Press on April 2, 2009Pierce's Disease 10 years of Progress Towards a Solution - Nancy Irelan research director and Bob Wynn, Statewide Coordinator CDFA Pierce's Disease Control Program. • 4:30-5:00. Review of Local Vitic...
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Wine country 40 years in the making (The Temecula Valley News)
Wine country 40 years in the making on April 3, 2009Callaway Winery was founded in 1969 by Ely Callaway, who went on to gain fame and fortune in the world of golf. Extensive research had led Callaway to Temecula and to veteran viticulturist John Moram...
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Wine country 40 years in the making (The Temecula Valley News)
Wine country 40 years in the making on April 3, 2009Callaway Winery was founded in 1969 by Ely Callaway, who went on to gain fame and fortune in the world of golf. Extensive research had led Callaway to Temecula and to veteran viticulturist John Moram...
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Ag briefs, April 5 - San Angelo Standard-Times
San Angelo Standard-Times on April 5, 2009The sixth annual Texas Pierce's Disease Symposium will start at 8:30 am and end at 5:30 pm April 16 at Thurman's Mansion, located at 17900 Farm-to-Market Road 1826 in Driftwood. "The symposium will f...
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Thompson's earmarks reach $395 million
Santa Rosa Press Democrat on April 5, 2009One of the largest requests is for $30 million to pay for efforts to fight the vineyard-killing Pierce’s disease, which can be spread by the glassy winged sharpshooter. Agricultural officals are tryi...
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Thompson appropriations requests total $18 million for Lake County
Lake County News on April 7, 2009Thompson made $46.7 million in requests for agriculture-related research and projects, including $30 million for the US Department of Agriculture to work on containment and control of the glassy-wing...
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Planning a home orchard
Bullard News on April 7, 2009Only certain grapes will perform in our area, while the majority of high quality table and wine grape varieties are susceptible to a life-shortening pest called Pierce's Disease. Muscadine grapes, wh...
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Bluebirds of happiness
Weekly Calistogan on April 9, 2009Cantisano was talking about building bird houses to attract bluebirds to the Spring Mountain vineyards to combat the blue-green sharpshooter, which, as a smaller cousin to the more notorious glassy w...
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Grape production down, acre price up
abc7news.com on April 9, 2009The numbers do not include many vineyards that use organic practices and qualify for organic certification but whose owners do not choose official certification. Only two glassy-winged sharpshooter e...
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PD EDITORIAL: Earmarks again
Santa Rosa Press Democrat on April 16, 2009The requests include $92 million for a flood-control project for the Napa River; $5 million for preliminary work on the SMART commuter rail line; $30 million to combat vineyard-threatening Pierce's d...
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Fresno County ag officials escalate battle against a growing pest ...
Fresno Bee on April 17, 2009By Robert Rodriguez / The Fresno Bee Fresno County agricultural officials are deploying some new tools and strategies in their annual battle against one of grape industry's most feared pests — the gl...
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Steven McIntyre planning winery off River Road, south of Gonzales (The Salinas Californian)
Steven McIntyre planning winery off River Road, south of Gonzales on April 18, 2009Steve McIntyre says he's not only committed to environmentally and economically sustainable practices in his own Soledad vineyard, but has encouraged other grape growers to follow suit....
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Who's Who at the County: Tony Linegar
Ukiah Daily Journal on April 20, 2009The department tests for and manages the glassy winged sharpshooter, inspects incoming plant and nursery stock and enforces the Sudden Oak Death Quarantine. The Pesticide Use Enforcement Program, acc...
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WINDMILL COUNTRY: Conaway stresses impact to ag
San Angelo Standard Times on April 21, 2009"Since his election, Conaway has been an advocate for West Texas agriculture and has supported many initiatives that have benefited this region including the wool and mohair research program, Pierce'...
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Sharpshooter war may be extended
Central Valley Business Times on April 22, 2009... threatened to cause sizable damage to grapes due to the arrival of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, an insect that carries the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, which causes Pierce's Disease in grapes...
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Extra wine briefs - St. Helena Star
St. Helena Star on April 26, 2009... committee for the past two years, said, "There are major issues that the wine industry currently faces such as the economic downturn, the threat of a serious drought, diseases and pests such as P...
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Cuts will hurt - from elections to animal control, officials say
Sacramento Bee on April 29, 2009His department is the one that dealt with the Japanese beetle infestation in thelate 1980sandmorerecently has been combating the glassy-winged sharpshooter, an invasive insect that has threatened gra...
