Grower News and Alerts

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$8.5 million available across 17 California air districts for purchase of cleaner agricultural trucks,

pump engines, tractors and more

It's our annual harvest meeting break. EDWGGA grower meetings will resume in October. Watch our eblasts and website for any updates and changes.

Cheers to a successful and safe 2022 harvest!

The Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Board set aside funding for two new activities to help the California winegrape industry in controlling grapevine viruses, especially grapevine red blotch virus and grapevine leafroll-associated virus type 3.

The Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Board voted during its June 29 meeting to set the

Please see the attached letter dated July 1, 2022, from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack designating El Dorado County as a primary natural disaster area for the freeze that occurred in April.  Farms suffering losses should contact our local Farm Service Agency office in Elk Grove to see if they meet the eligibility for assistance. 

On June 9 at 2pm, the USDA Farm Service Agency will be conducting a short webinar on disaster programs that offer assistance to farmers and ranchers. This event is focused for farmers and ranchers in the Amador, Butte, El Dorado, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties.

Click here:  To Learn more about USDA Farm Service Agency’s Disaster Programs

Click on the link below to see info from ETS on their smoke exposure sampling services.

 Growers have asked about my recent frost recovery powerpoint presentation. For those of you who missed my talk and are interested, here is a link to my Frost Recovery webpage as a downloadable PDF. You’ll find it at the top of the page here: