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Research Program Manager
Washington State Wine Commission
United States
Julie Tarara grew up in New England and started working on farms during high school and college. During college, she went on a farmers’ exchange program to France, cementing her interest. She graduated with a BS in Horticulture from Kansas State University, before running off to England as a British Marshall Scholar. Returning to Kansas, she earned a PhD in Agronomy, which in turn brought her to eastern Washington to work as a research scientist for USDA-Agricultural Research Service in Prosser. After a lively adventure in USDA, she moved to the wine industry as a viticulturist for a decade. Today she is the Research Program Manager for the Washington State Wine Commission, which represents all wineries and all wine grape growers in the state. When not geeking out on wine grapes, Julie likes to ski, backpack, and hike around Washington’s Cascades.
Tue 20
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Main Stage 1
The Growers Experience
Speakers
Ben Palone Sr. Director of Automation & Commercialization Western Growers
Julie TARARA Research Program Manager Washington State Wine Commission
Maggie Elliot Science and communications director Washington Hop Commission
Shashi Yellareddygari Director of Research and Industry Outreach Washington State Potato Commission
Tory Schmidt Applied research & outreach in support of the WA tree fruit industry WA Tree Fruit Research Commission
