Category: Grape
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Veraison in Vermont vineyards: birds, petiole testing, disease, harvest planning
Grapes are at or near veraison in Vermont vineyards, which signals the start of fruit ripening. At the UVM vineyard, have observed Marquette at veraison as of at least August 4, Petite Pearl and Itasca are changing color about now, and Verona is just around the corner. This is an important time of year for…
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Announcing June 8 Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum “Town Hall: Questions from the Field and Cellar”
Sharing this from our colleagues across the lake. This looks like a great opportunity for learning. -TB In collaboration with viticulture and enology extension programs at: Ohio State University, University of Maryland, Rutgers University, North Carolina State University, University of Tennessee, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Iowa State University, Purdue University, University of Minnesota, Michigan State…
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VT Grape IPM: Early season disease and vine management
As she had last year, Dr. Katie Gold, plant pathologist at Cornell, has posted a summary of grape disease issues and recommendations. Here it is as a web page and as a PDF. Growth in the UVM vineyard ranges from bud burst to 2-3 shoots emerged; a few shoots are nearing three inches in length.…
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Important Grape Survey: Please complete this week if you can
Good evening: The UVM Fruit Program is working on a number of grant applications and planned activities for the coming season and needs information from the industry to best direct our efforts. You can help by completing this survey as soon as possible so that we may guide our grant writing efforts in the next…
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Vineyard nutrition survey for distribution to Vermont growers
Passing this vineyard nutrition survey on from Patty Skinkis at Oregon State. They are hoping to collect this data in April. -TB Vineyard Nutrition Survey A multi-institutional research team involved in the HiRes Vineyard Nutrient Management Project seeks to understand current vineyard practices and the technologies that may be used for improving nutrient management practices.…
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Upcoming webinar on Grapevine Nutrition: Nutrient Requirements, Tissue Tests, and Mycorrhizae
Some of you may be interested in this upcoming webinar from Penn State Viticulture And Enology team. -TB Grapevine Nutrition: Nutrient Requirements, Tissue Tests, and Mycorrhizae Presenter: Paul Schreiner, Plant Physiologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Horticultural Crops Research, Corvallis, OR. To be covered: This live webinar will review the basics of plant nutrition and the…
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Important changes to UVM Fruit website, and upcoming winter educational opportunities
As we shift into winter, I’d like to highlight some changes among the UVM Fruit program, and to present a number of opportunities for learning and networking this season. First, our website which has been operating since 2013 was retired on fairly short notice when the background sofytware was retired by . Thanks to the…
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Webinar on Fungicide Resistance by Dr. Michelle Moyer, Extension Viticulturist, Washington State University, on June 24
June 22, 2020 Inviting everyone to this webinar on fungicide resistance management. While it’s tailored for grapes, this is just as important for apple growers. No VT pesticide recertification credits are available for this. From: Wine Grape Newsletter On Behalf Of psuwineandgrapes@psu.eduSent: Monday, June 22, 2020 11:07 AMTo: WINEGRAPE-L@LISTS.PSU.EDUSubject: [WINEGRAPE-L] Join us for a live…
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Buds are bursting- 2020 season is on a roll
By Terence Bradshaw Growth in the UVM vineyard ranges from bud burst to 2-3 shoots emerged; a few shoots are nearing three inches in length. It’s time to really be thinking about protecting vines from early season disease infections. Most cold-climate cultivars will not need disease protection until 5-8” of shoot growth, but any vineyards…
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Sheep in vineyards survey, bud beak
By Terence Bradshaw Dr. Justine Vanden Heuvel (Cornell University) is seeking participants for a conducting a survey to determine grower perceptions of using sheep to mow/sucker in vineyards. The goal of the survey is to guide future research and extension efforts in this area. The survey is completely anonymous. You can complete the survey by…