University of Vermont Fruit Blog

Category: Grape

  • Wine Grape IPM Assessment -volunteers needed

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    Greetings. The UVM Grape Program is seeking THREE volunteer vineyard managers to participate in an Integrated Pest Management Assessment. Selected participants will receive personalized, one-on-one consultations to address their pest management needs. We will only be selecting three participants from interested respondents for this round of the program. This is a great opportunity to review…

  • Updates to NEWA functions

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    By Terence Bradshaw Art Agnello from Cornell posted the following announcement of NEWA system updates in his latest Scaffolds newsletter: Many orchards will soon be progressing to the stage where some insecticidal protection is typically needed, so we would take this opportunity to point out the availability of a prediction tool that combines our historical…

  • Efficient Vineyard webinar Thursday April 28 “FREE” Registration Required

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    Please join us for an Efficient Vineyards Webinar on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 11:00 AM EST Join extension staff and researchers from Cornell University, Carnegie Mellon and University of California Davis for; “Setting the Stage – Developing Outreach and Adoption strategies” This webinar is the first in a series of Showcase webinars for the…

  • Pre-bud break grape management

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    By Terence Bradshaw April 15, 2016 In these next few days and week(s) before buds start swelling on grapes in Vermont, there are a few activities that can be performed that may improve management in your vineyard for the 2016 growing season. First of course is wrapping up any pruning, including careful removal of any…

  • April 2016 Northern Grapes Project News You Can Use – Itasca Grape

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    News You Can Use Itasca – New White Grape from the University of Minnesota April 2016 Itasca grape. Photo: David Hansen The University of Minnesota recently released its fifth cold-hardy wine grape, named ‘Itasca.’ Itasca arose from a 2002 cross made by Peter Hemstad between Frontenac gris and MN 1243, and was identified in 2009…

  • Important: UVM Cold-climate grape industry survey due April 15.

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    Tim: Feel free to forward this to other NGP affiliates. Even though it refers to ‘Vermont and surrounding areas’, I am not against others filling it out so long as they enter their state so that I can sort the data. Thanks, Terry By: Terence Bradshaw The University of Vermont Grape Program is conducting a…

  • April 12th Northern Grapes Project Webinar Announcement and Registration

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    The Northern Grapes Project Webinar Series “Northern Grapes Project Research Results: Fungicide Sensitivity and Vine Nutrition of Cold-Hardy Cultivars”   Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 12:00 Noon Eastern (11:00 am Central) 7:00 pm Eastern (6:00 pm Central) Join Patricia McManus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Carl Rosen of the University of Minnesota as they discuss…

  • Primary bud winter injury low on grapes in UVM vineyard

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    By Terence Bradshaw As we all know, the winter of 2015-2016 in Vermont was largely a bust, with (virtually) no snow and generally warm temperatures. The no snow factor would have been concerning if we had extended periods of sub-zero temperatures, but with the exception of February 13-14 when we recorded temperatures of -13-14°F in…

  • Second ‘Clean Plants for the Future’ Webinar: Viral diseases transmitted through nursery stock in the East: Grapevine leafroll disease, tomato ringspot, and grapevine red blotch

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    Thursday, March 17 Register at: http://tinyurl.com/NCPNgrapes Weekly on Thursdays at Noon Eastern, March 10 – 31 Preregistration required. Register at: http://tinyurl.com/NCPNgrapes The webinars are free of charge, but you must be registered by noon the Wednesday before the webinar to receive connection instructions. Registering for one webinar will ensure that you will receive connection instructions…

  • March Northern Grapes Project News You Can Use – 2016 Northern Grapes Symposium

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    http://northerngrapesproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/March-2016-News-You-Can-Use-NG-Symposium.pdf News You Can Use 2016 Northern Grapes Symposium March 2016 Erin Norton of Iowa State University pours La Crescent during the cold hardy white wines tasting session. Photo: Lani McKinney The 2016 Northern Grapes Symposium was hosted by the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Conference on February 24th in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Nine Northern Grapes…