Viticulture briefs

Add pruning 101 to the curriculum options at Santa Rosa Junior College.

The college’s Shone Farm is partnering with Bahco, a subsidiary of Snap-On, Inc., to provide students with certification training in professional pruning and lopping tools....

The Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation and the Sonoma County Winegrowers will hold the 15th annual Sonoma County Regional Pruning Contests and County Pruning Championship on Friday at SRJC Shone Farm beginning at 8:30 a.m. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. Shone Farm is located at 6225 Eastside Road, Forestville.

Read full article in The Press Democrat

Last Day To Register for Sustainable Winegrowing Field Day

Experts from UC Davis will address the public at Shone Farm in Forestville on Aug. 9.

Sonoma County Winegrape Commission, SRJC Ag and Natural Resources Department and California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) are co-sponsoring the 12th Annual Sustainable Winegrowing Field Day on Aug. 9. The event will be held at SRJC's Shone Farm and begins at 7:30am. Shone Farm is at 7450 Steve Olson Lane, Forestville.

Read the full article at Patch.com

New agriculture dean wants entrepreneurial spirit for SRJC’s Shone Farm

Entrepreneurial initiatives at Santa Rosa Junior College’s 365-acre Shone Farm in Forestville are likely to expand in the coming years, an effort that the school’s new dean of agriculture and natural resources said will help generate revenue to grow the popular program at a time of historic budgetary constraints...
Read full article in the North Bay Business Journal

Former SRJC president Agrella honored at benefit dinner

Robert Agrella, retired president of Santa Rosa Junior College, was honored for his 22-year tenure Saturday night at a benefit dinner and auction.
The event was held at the Warren G. Dutton Jr. Agriculture Pavilion at the SRJC Shone Farm near Forestville.
 Full article in the Press Democrat