Category: Grape
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Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum Webinar Series
Good morning: The full schedule for the 2025 Eastern Viticulture and Enology webinar series is out: Fifth Annual Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum Webinar Series. Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum Series (EVEF) is a collaborative effort between the Penn State Extension Grape and Wine Team and viticulture and/or enology Extension programs from the following U.S.…
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EVEF: Vineyard Nutrient Management webinar January 21
The Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum Webinar Series is a collaboration among programs from fourteen universities and will offer four educational webinars this winter on important vineyard management topics. Please join us January 21, 12:00-1:30 PM for a discussion on Vineyard Nutrient Management. Preregistration is free but required. Details are available at: Vineyard Nutrient Management:…
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Midsummer orchard / vineyard management
I hope everyone is doing okay after the already wet season and this past week’s damaging rain event. Unfortunately, these events are too common, such that UVM Extension has a resource page ready to go: https://www.uvm.edu/extension/disaster-resources. I know that orchards and vineyards are generally on higher ground and thus likely saw less damage than the…
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H.706 Neonicotinoid bill and impacts on Vermont apple and grape producers
Since the Vermont House of Representatives and Senate voted to override the Governor’s veto of H.706, An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, I have received a number of questions about the bill’s impact on fruit growers. The answer is, not much. The main focus of this bill is the phasing out…
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VT Grape IPM: Disease management and shoot thinning
We have an accompanying video this week from our vineyard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzs7Yqm_ZcY With the heat finally arriving, things are moving fast with vines at the UVM vineyard range from bud burst to 1-5 inches of growth depending on variety and relative vigor. It’s time to really be thinking about protecting vines from early season disease infections.…
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Potential cold damage to apples and (maybe?) grapes
Good afternoon: I was a bit surprised to see how cold it got this morning, despite not having any frost on my windshield at 6:00 am. We recorded 25.7 degrees Fahrenheit in South Burlington, 21.6 in East Montpelier, 27.3 in Cornwall, 26.3 in Putney, as general examples. Definitely colder that the 30 or so that…
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Cornell Wine Sensory Evaluation Workshop April 25
Wine Sensory Evaluation Workshop April 25, 2024, 9:00am – 12:00pm Miliea Estate Vineyard, 450 Hollow Rd, Staatsburg, NY 12580 Attendance Fee : $20.00/person In collaboration with Jeremy Schuster, Viticulture Specialist at the ENYCHP, Dr. Anna Katharine Mansfield and Chris Gerling, Enology Extension Specialists with the Cornell Craft Beverage Institute, will be presenting a wine production-focused,…
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Webinar and considerations regarding late winter freeze and early spring frost risks
I hope it’s not another nail biter of a season, but this ‘winter’ has many of us concerned about early bud break and spring frost risk on vines, again, for many. I want to highlight this webinar offered on 9:00-12:00 AM Thursday, March 14 by Michigan State University Extension Grape program that should be of…
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Vermont Pesticide Certification Meetings Spring 2024e
Registration is now open for pesticide applicator meetings provided by the University of Vermont Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program. Approved credits by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets and may be applied to all New England participants under cooperative agreement. March 19: Agricultural Pesticide Applicator Meeting updates on pest management and pesticide safety…
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VT Grape IPM
Vine growth is flushing out rapidly in Vermont vineyards, with many vines at or approaching 5-8” shoot growth. We are entering a critical window of disease management when anthracnose, black rot, Phomopsis, and powdery mildew can all be active. There isn’t a lot of rain in the forecast, but showers mid-week may cause enough wetting…