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2025 CALENDAR
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May
Event: Strawberry Field Day
Date: May 6, 2025 | Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Horticulture Research Station, 3800 Castle Hayne Rd., Castle Hayne, NC 28429
Description: Introduction of new strawberry pathologist - Food safety updates - NC State Breeding Program: Selections and cultivars (Dr. Fernandez) - Research on bed shaping and water management (Dr. Torres) - Research evaluating non-target effects of few fungicides and miticides on predatory mites (Dr. Lopez) - Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (Drs. Louws and Adhikari) - Neo-P tolerance in common cultivars and selections. (Drs. Hoffmann and Cline)
Registration: on site
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Event: Strawberry Twilight Tour
Date: May 13, 2025 | Tuesday
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Wye Research and Education Center, 211 Farm Lane Queenstown, MD 21658
Registration: bit.ly/strawberry2025
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Event: PSU Workshop - Juice and Wine Laboratory Analysis
Dates: May 20-21-2025 | Tuesday & Wednesday
Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 PM | Cost: $150
Location: Penn State University Department of Food Science
Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building, State College, Pennsylvania 16803
Description: Discover the fundamentals of juice and wine laboratory analysis at this immersive workshop. Through a blend of lectures and extensive hands-on practice, participants will learn essential techniques for evaluating juice and wine quality. Gain confidence in conducting basic and intermediate analyses, from measuring acidity and sugars to assessing stability and fermentation progress. During this two-day workshop, participants will receive breakfast and lunch each day while engaging in full-day laboratory and lecture sessions led by Penn State Extension experts. Registration includes a copy of the recently published Penn State Extension product Juice and Wine Laboratory Analysis.
For more information or to register: https://extension.psu.edu/juice-and-wine-laboratory-analysis
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June
Event:Regenerative Viticulture Intensive
Dates:June 16-17, 2025 | Monday & Tuesday
Location: At The Vineyards at Dodon in Davidsonville
Description: The Vineyards at Dodon is pleased to partner with Kelly Mulville and the Paicines Ranch Learning Center to host an intensive one-and-a-half-day workshop on regenerative viticulture. During this field and classroom-based opportunity, you will learn the tools of ecological viticulture, the science that supports them, how they can be applied in diverse settings, and their benefits for the environment and the wine. The program is designed for winegrape growers, wine producers, wine merchants, vineyard managers, agroforesters, students, educators, and anyone passionate about healthy ecosystems should attend.
Topics to be Covered:
- Ecosystem processes and how they relate to wine growing
- Holistic decision-making that aligns ecological values with vineyard practices
- Applying the tools and practices of ecological farming to your vineyard
- The crucial role of animals in healthy ecosystems
- Vineyard floor management, healthy soils, extreme rain, draught, and microbes
- Managing insect pests with biodiversity
- Beyond the vineyard: The value of landscape biodiversity
- Ecological farming, yield, and wine quality
- Sequestering carbon and reducing pesticide use while creating vineyard resilience
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/regenerative-viticulture-intensive-registration-1286698352409?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Full-price registration for the workshop is $299, which includes four meals (light breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Day 1, and a light breakfast on Day 2).
- Early Bird Pricing: Register by May 15 to save $50.
- Scholarships may become available. Please let us know if you want to receive scholarship updates.