Grower News and Alerts

Happy Holidays to all!

We wish to thank you for your membership support this past year. As a small organization, we are grateful for your involvement as we strive to represent and support our El Dorado County grape growers and community.

December and the holidays are quickly upon us. With our regular meeting date just days from Christmas and in the middle of Hanukkah, there will be no December grower meeting. Our monthly meetings will begin on January 18, 2023. 

In the meantime, enjoy your holiday celebrations, be safe and we'll see you in January.

If you are considering crop insurance for your 2023 crop, make note that the deadline to purchase the insurance is January 31st.  

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

See this overview of smoke taint from Anita Oberholster of UC Davis

See attached flier

$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.