Michelle Moyer, the new viticultural extension specialist for Washington State, visits vineyards in Oppenheim, Germany. New viticultural specialist hired Michelle Moyer had a family nursery and landscape business waiting for her in Wisconsin, but instead chose viticulture while working on her master’s degree and doctorate at Cornell University. Moyer will start her statewide duties as Washington State University’s viticultural extension ­specialist on February 1. Moyer graduated last year from Cornell University with a doctorate in plant pathology. While there, she developed a powdery mildew risk-assessment model to help eastern U.S. grape growers optimize control strategies. As part of her modeling […]