Napa County Farm Bureau’s Continuing Education Class Series

Students/Education By Napa County Farm Bureau Published on December 5

Napa County Farm Bureau Foundation and the Napa County Ag Commissioner's Office present our

14th Annual Vineyards & Wineries Continuing Education Class Series

A program for Vineyard & Winery Licensees and certificate holders

PAC, PCA, QAL, QAC, CCA, CPAg:

Napa County Farm Bureau Foundation and the Napa County Ag Commissioner's Office present our Department of Pesticide Regulation/ American Society of Agronomy Continuing (PENDING APPROVAL) 4 hours 'Other' and 1 hour 'Laws & Regulations' apply for all classes.

Navigating Nursery Relationships Within A Changing Landscape

December 11 2025 - In Person Hampton Inn, Napa

Pesticide Safety Responsibility

Gabe Colker, Napa Ag Commissioners Office

Procedures to Ensure A Clean Source of Plant Material

Dr. Maher Al Rwanih, Foundation Plant Services

Understanding the CDFA Nursery Service Program

Kelly Paugh, CA Department of Food and Agriculture

Nursery Level Sanitation Protocol Snapshot

Justin Jackson, Casa Cristal Nursery

Diego Barison, Herrick Nursery

Benjamin Kaesekamp, Knights Grapevine Nursery

Emily Covington, Inland Desert Nursery

Ernie Bowman, Martinez Orchards & Vineyards

Jeff Wheeler, Novavine Grapevine Nursery

Ken Noren, Sunridge Nursery

Designing, Implementing, and Maintaining a Screening Procedure for Nursery Plants

Matt Helm, Monterey Pacific

Novel Techniques For The Management of Pests and Pathogens in Wine Grapes

December 18 2025 - Remote Via Zoom

Label Review and How to Notify Beekeepers Prior to Application

Julius Mueller, Napa County Ag Commissioners Office

Post Infection Control Options for Fungal Pathogens, Plasma Water

Dr. Christian Nansen, University of California Davis

Effects of Climate Change on Pests Pathogens and Beneficial Organisms Within Vineyard Ecosystems

Dr. Evangelos Beris, University of West Attica, Athens

How To Rest Vineyards Using the Plant Hormone 'Ethephon'

Dr. Paul Petrie, Australian Wine Institute

A New Disease Risk Model to Optimize Fungicide Timing and Selection

Mengjun Hu, University of Maryland