Oklahoma Grape Grower Events
 

Newsom Grape Day
April 25, 2008

9:00 Grapevine Pruning Demonstration & Late Fertilizer
Application Results. Teresa Burns, Extension Viticulture Advisor, High Plains & West Texas

10:00 Welcome to Newsom Vineyards
Neal Newsom

10:30 Pierce's Disease
Jim Kamas, Assistant professor and Extension Fruit Specialist

11:30 Pierce's Disease Trapping Project
Jacy Lewis, Assistant Research Scientist, Texas Pierce's
Disease Research Program

12:00 Lunch; Texas BBQ & Entertainment by the Bingham Orchestra

1:00 Introductions & Hoss Newsom Scholarship Award
Neal Newsom

1:30 Propagation Success of PD Infected Vines
Mike Krawitzky, 2007-08 Hoss Newsom Scholarship Recipient

1:45 Apple Twig Bores & Green June Bugs; More Pesky Than Pest
Teresa Burns, Extension Viticulture Advisor, High Plains &
West Texas

2:00 Planting Logistics, Pruning & Training of a Non-Bearing
Vineyard
Penny Adams, Extension Viticulture Advisor, Hill Country

2:45 Equipment Demonstrations

3:15 Fruit Transportation & Wine Quality
Mike Sipowicz, Enology Extension Program Specialist

6:00 Dinner @ Lalito's in Plains

7:00 Wine & Stars Party @ the Newsom Home

Please RSVP for lunch to Neal Newsom @ 806.456.6877 or
cabernet@crosswind.net