Alec Levin 🍇👨🏻‍🔬

Very pleased to be a part of this and of course glad to hear the state legislature saw value in funding the project. @OSUAgSci @ORagriculture OWA Secures Funding to Contain and Eradicate Vine Mealybug in Oregon wineindustryadvisor.com/2023/06/21/owa… via @wineindustry

“The quality is superb." In the vineyards, grape growers are predicting a big year for the Rogue Valley wine industry. rv-times.com/localstate/rog…

Vaughn Walton joins @OPBTOL to talk about one of the big threats to vineyards—the vine mealybug. Research at Southern Oregon Research & Extension Center is helping to provide growers with a variety of tools to deal with this pest. #wine #viticulture 🍇 opb.org/article/2023/0…

Nice thread about frost risk in #viticulture in the context of #climatechange

Here’s the thing. I’ve been generously flown all the way to NZ to talk about weeds and to talk to growers and other weed scientists…and I’m having horrible doubts that I really am not good enough to be in this role.

Medford - 4:00 PM: Temp 94.0oF; RH 21 pct.; Winds NNW @ 2.2 mph.; Rain 0.00 in.; Baro 29.813 in. Falling; ryanweather.com

It’s been a warm one today!

Hot temperatures will peak on Friday. Then temperatures will continue to be very warm on Saturday. Expect conditions to trend cooler Sunday into early next week with chances for light precipitation. #orwx #cawx

Traute Moore remembered as wine pioneer rv-times.com/localstate/tra… via @RogueValTimes

@staci_simonich @YouTube @CASResearch_OSU Swiss time was running out

@aleclevin @YouTube @CASResearch_OSU Fire in the sky??? ☄️☄️

Smoke On the Vineyard youtu.be/uJDrsFsgF8M via @YouTube @CASResearch_OSU

.@OregonState researchers make breakthrough in understanding the chemistry of wildfire smoke in wine: beav.es/ShZ

@agronomistag We applied it under grapevines at 16 tons/ac and it did almost nothing. pnwbiochar.org/case-studies/p…

I don't think more throwing more research funding at biochar is the answer. FIRST: show that it can be economically feasible at the effective rate.

Oregon State researchers make breakthrough in understanding the chemistry of wildfire smoke in wine today.oregonstate.edu/news/oregon-st…

Holocaust Memorial Week events at Oregon State University begin April 17 today.oregonstate.edu/news/holocaust…

@totalrockstar Thank you Kate!

@aleclevin What a great article! You’ve accomplished so much and your work is so valuable!

My origin story.

A post-doc position is open in my lab @michiganstateu to study precision irrigation and abiotic stress resilience in blueberry using physiological approaches. 2-year full-time position with the possibility of extension. careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/5144…. Retweets appreciated!

@biovitis It was a commercial product. I bet a native species from our area would function better, but our pathology group hasn’t done this yet.

@aleclevin Did you try native Trichoderma spp. or just commercial products?

Do you use Trichoderma spp. to control any fungal plant disease? We use them to protect #grapevine pruning wounds against trunk disease pathogens. Tell us your experience on the application of these biocontrol agents 👇#Trichoderma #biocontrol #fungaldisease #plantdisease #fungi