Chad Vargas is co-owner and president of NewGen Vineyard Services and Advantage Vines in Dayton, Oregon. His experience in winegrowing has its roots in Napa and Sonoma, but in 2006 he was offered an opportunity to move to Oregon and lead Adelsheim Vineyard's grape production team, which he did for 10 years. In 2017, he formed NewGen Vineyard Services with his business partner, offering his customers competitive management and pest control solutions. For the past three seasons, Chad has had many opportunities to diagnose and recommend best practices for trunk disease in the Willamette Valley and has developed a new respect for how devastating the problem can be.