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Mitigating Drought Effects in the Vineyard Event Type: Webinar Description: Learn about our current water situation, the effects of drought in the vineyard, and what you can do to mitigate the impacts of a water shortage. Industry experts will speak on various strategies to help your vineyard produce quality grapes during our current water shortage. Presenters include: Mendocino County Supervisor Glenn McGourty (retired Mendocino County UC Extension Ag Advisor), Mark Battany from UC Extension San Luis Obispo, Andy Walker from UC Davis, Dan Rinke from Art+Science Cider+Wine, and Ryan Hills fr...

Why Citizen Scientists Are Working to Cultivate New Apple Varieties Apr 05, 2021 Long before scientists started breeding varieties, new types of apples spawned naturally over many years. Photography by Ellen Cavalli Ellen Cavalli has a modest apple-hoarding problem. On the back porch of her home, located on the Sonoma County farm where she makes cider with her husband, sits a large refrigerator filled with her collection of more than 100 different kinds of apples and crab apples—which have names like Arkansas Black,...