KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A seminar for Lake and Mendocino County winegrape growers will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 8, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at The Lodge at Blue Lakes in Upper Lake.

The purpose of the seminar is to provide information to winegrape growers that are interested in learning how crop insurance can lower farming risk.

Speakers include:

– John Aguirre, president, California Association of Winegrape Growers;
– Katie Delbar, Mendocino-Lake County executive director, USDA Farm Service Agency;
– Jeff Yasui, director of the Davis Regional Office, USDA Risk Management Agency;
– Greg Merrill, CIC, AFIS, executive vice president, Pan American Insurance Services;
– John Fremoire, vice president, Regional Claims – Crop, NAU;
– John Wienstroer, vice president, Branch Operations, NAU.

Speakers will provide valuable details so growers can make informed decisions in advance of the Jan. 31 deadline to sign up for coverage for the 2019 crop year.

The seminar is presented by Allied Grape Growers, California Association of Winegrape Growers, Pan American, Lake County Farm Bureau, Lake County Winegrape Commission, Mendocino County Farm Bureau, Mendocino WineGrowers Inc. and NAU Country.

Advance registration is required. Growers may reserve a space by visiting http://bit.ly/ins-seminar.

For more information, contact the Lake County Winegrape Commission at 707‑279‑2633.