2025 Grape Crush Report – Ciatti Comments

California’s smallest winegrape crush since 1999March 13, 2026 — The California Department of Food & Agriculture’s Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2025 was released today, March 1 read more

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300 Episodes of Sustainable Winegrowing: A Look Behind the Mic

When we launched the Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast in 2016, read more

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ATPGroup Announces Expansion of Enology Sales Team

ATPGroup is pleased to announce the addition of Brendan Loftus and Georgetta Dane to its Enology Sales team, reinforcing the company’s commitment to technical expertise, regional support, and lo read more

Earn While You Learn: Online & In Person!

This year’s Sustainable Ag Expo packs serious value for your professional deve read more

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5 Special Events You’ll Love at the 2025 Sustainable Ag Expo

The Sustainable Ag Expo isn’t just about earning CE hours—it’s a gathering place for wine industry professionals to learn, network, and celebrate the future of sustainable farming. F read more

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Mark Davis Announces Retirement from Wright Contracting After Almost 40 Years

Mark Davis has officially announced his retirement as President of Wright Contracting, a leading commercial construction firm based in Santa Rosa, after nearly four decades with the company, including read more

Sustainable Ag Expo

Event Type: Conference, Seminar, Trade Show

Event Date: 11/11/2025

Location: Madonna Expo Center, San Luis Obispo, CA

This November, growers and agricultural professionals will gather in San Luis Obispo for the 2025 read more

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Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

Let’s look at some mapsLast week I was in the middle of writing a post about how great this year was turning out. I thought, just as long as growers can avoid something disastrous, this could be read more

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The In-Person Schedule for the 2025 Sustainable Ag Expo Is Live!

Kick things off Monday, November 10 with an exclusive welcome event at Center of Effort Winery, then join us for two full days of seminar, and networking on November 11–12 at the Madonna Inn Exp read more

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Tailgate | Fungicide Spraying: Evolving Strategies & Grower Insights

Event Type: Seminar

Event Date: 04/25/2025

Location: Cal Poly SLO, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo, 93407

A follow up to a 2024 Tailgate, Dr. Shunping Ding of Cal Poly will share updated results from a recent study on on the efficacy of different fungicide programs conta read more