University of VermontThe November issue of Northern Grapes News is now available for download. Here’s the direct link:
http://northerngrapesproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/NG-News-Vol4-I4-Nov-2015.pdf
In this issue:
Downy Mildew in Cold Hardy Grapes.
NGP Team Profile: Terence Bradshaw.
NGP Team Profile: Carl Rosen
Low Temperature Response in Grapevines.
2015-2016 Northern Grapes Project Webinar Schedule.
We are pleased to announce the schedule for the 2015-2016 Northern Grapes Project Webinar Series! We are looking forward to yet another great webinar season and hope to “see” many of you at the webinars!
Look for an email coming shortly that will contain more information, including registration information, for the December 8th webinar. This year, instead of running from November – April, the webinars will run from December – May.
Please feel free to forward this email to anyone you think might be interested in the webinar series.
Also, a note regarding operating systems and WebEx – WebEx will no longer be supporting the following operating systems:
· Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.6
This means that WebEx users will be unable to join or start WebEx meetings, or use any other WebEx application from computers that use these operating systems starting July 14, 2015. Please upgrade computers to a supported operating system so you can continue to use WebEx without interruption.
Chrislyn Particka and Tim Martinson
2015-2015 Northern Grapes Project Webinar Series Schedule
December 8, 2015
“The Big Chill: Cold Acclimation and Recovery from Spring Frost in Grapes in New York”
Jason Londo, USDA-ARS, Grape Genetics Research Unit and Tim Martinson, Cornell University
January 12, 2016
“Terroir and Typicity in Cold-Hardy Grapes”
Anna Katharine Mansfield, Cornell University
February 9, 2016
“Branding and Best Management Practices for Cold Hardy Wines and Wineries”
Bill Gartner, University of Minnesota and Dan McCole, Michigan State University
March 8, 2016
“Cold-Hardy Grape Breeding at the University of Minnesota and North Dakota State University”
Matt Clark, University of Minnesota and Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, North Dakota State University
April 12, 2016
“Northern Grapes Project Research Results: Fungicide Sensitivity and Vine Nutrition of Cold-Hardy Cultivars”
Patricia McManus, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Carl Rosen, University of Minnesota
May 10, 2016
“From Vine to Glass: Understanding the Flavors and Aromas of Cold-Hardy Grapes and Wine”
Anne Fennell, South Dakota State University; Adrian Hegeman University of Minnesota; and Somchai Rice, Iowa State University
In order to facilitate discussion among cidermakers and fruit growers in Vermont and the surrounding region, we have set up the Vermont Cider Network Google Group extend this invitation to join and participate. Membership requires a Google account (free), and you may sign up at: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/vermont-cider-network.
After joining, group content may be accessed either via the Google Groups web portal or via email. Email access should be selected in your group membership settings.
To post to this group, send email to vermont-cider-network
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vermont-cider-network+unsubscribe
View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/vermont-cider-network/topic-id/message-id
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The purpose of the group is to help growers and cidermakers help one another with practical issues related to cider and cider apple production:
This group is supported by the UVM Apple Program, Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association, and the Vermont Cider Makers Association. The group is managed and moderated by Dr. Terence Bradshaw, UVM Tree Fruit and Viticulture Specialist.
Moderation of this group will be minimal. Please refrain from posting any political messages, spam of any kind, or content that generally dilutes the overall goals of the group. Users are expected to be courteous and respectful to all users, violation of this may result in removal of posts or list membership.
Passing this on from Jake Jacobs, UVM Extension Risk Management:
Important dates for 2016 crop insurance for apples
Last date to sign-up/purchase……. November 20, 2015
Production Report Date……………. January 15, 2016
Acreage Report Date……………….. January 15, 2016
Premium Billing Date……………….. August 15, 2016
Crop insurance for apples protects against:
· Adverse weather condition, including hail, frost, freeze, wind, drought, and excess precipitation;
· Failure of irrigation water supply in caused by an insured peril during the insurance period;
· Fire caused by an insured peril in the insured period;
· Insect damage and plant disease except for insufficient or improper application of control measures; or
· Wildlife.
For more information on crop insurance and to locate an agent, go to: http://www.rma.usda.gov/
Jake Jacobs
Crop Insurance Education Coordinator
Department of Community Development and Applied Economics
University of Vermont
208 Morrill Hall
Burlington, VT 05405
Phone 802-377-5858
Fax 802-656-1423
Email: jake.jacobs
The online registration is now open for the New England Vegetable and Fruit Meetings to be held December 15-17, 2015 in Manchester, NH:
http://www.newenglandvfc.org/registration.html
There are two Tree Fruit sessions on Tuesday, December 15, one Stone Fruit session on Wednesday, December 16, and two Viticulture sessions on December 17. There is also a Hard Cider session which I will be moderating on Wednesday, December 16.
-Terry
Please see the attached flyer on an upcoming tree fruit educational meeting in Goffstown, NH on November 7.
TB
The program for the New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference is available online at: http://www.newenglandvfc.org/. Online registration is not yet active, I’ll send a notice when it is, but growers interested in attending should book a room as soon as possible if planning to spend the night since the main hotel and surrounding ones do fill up.
There are two Tree Fruit sessions on Tuesday, December 15, one Stone Fruit session on Wednesday, December 16, and two Viticulture sessions on December 17. There is also a Hard Cider session on Wednesday, December 16.
I hope to see many of you there,
Terry
News You Can Use
Northern Grapes Project Yeast Trials
October 2015
White wine yeast trials in process at the Vinification and Brewing Technology Laboratory at Cornell University.
Photo: Anna Katharine Mansfield, Cornell University
When considering choice of yeast, there are many options that winemakers can choose from. One must consider not only the variety of grape, but also the desired wine style, growing conditions in the vineyard, and winemaking conditions in the cellar. Research being done as part of the Northern Grapes Project is looking at how different yeast strains can reduce acidity, as well as enhance desirable flavors and aromas, resulting in recommendations for matching yeast and cultivar.
This issue of News You Can Use contains links to two newsletter articles and one webinar that contain information about the yeast selection research being conducted as part of the Northern Grapes Project, as well as some background information about yeast and yeast selection.
– Using Selected Yeast Strains to Reduce Wine Total Acidity by Katie Cook. Northern Grapes News, Vol. 2 Issue 4. http://tinyurl.com/NGNewsVol2Issue4
– Yeast Selection Trials for Cold-Hardy Grapes by Katie Cook. Northern Grapes News, Vol.1 Issue 3. http://tinyurl.com/Vol1Issue3
– Yeast Selection for Wines made from Cold-Hardy Grapes by Katie Cook. Northern Grapes Project Webinar, December 18, 2012. http://tinyurl.com/YeastWebinar
The Northern Grapes Project is funded by the USDA’s Specialty Crops Research Initiative Program of the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, Project #2011-51181-30850
Chrislyn A. Particka, PhD
Extension Support Specialist
Cornell University
School of Integrative Plant Science, Horticulture Section
630 W. North Street
Geneva, NY 14456
cap297
315-787-2449 (desk)
315-787-2216 (fax)
Please see the following announcement for the latest grant availability from the Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative. This is one of the few programs available to individual producers as well as cooperatives and service providers to support investments which help develop the working landscape including agriculture and forestry.
-TB
Forwarded message from:
Noelle Sevoian
Working Lands Specialist
VT Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets
802-585-9072
Working Lands Enterprise Board Announces Upcoming Grant Availability
The Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) is pleased to announce the availability of over $500,000 in grant funds for this program year. The application period will open on October 1, 2015, with grants targeting essential, catalytic investments in Vermont’s farm and forest economy. Grants will be available to Vermont agriculture and forest sector businesses, as well as service providers that provide the critical technical assistance needed for business growth.
The two investment areas are as follows:
1. Business Investments
Projects may include, but are not limited to: Infrastructure (project-specific planning, permitting, and/or engineering/architectural plans; and/or building and equipment costs); Marketing (accessing new markets and securing new customers); Research and Development (testing new systems or technologies or developing innovative solutions). Projects focused on scaling up to meet new market opportunities are encouraged. Working capital is an eligible use of funds.
2. Service Provider Investments
Projects should show direct impacts on Vermont Working Lands businesses. Types of technical assistance provided may include: Scaling up; Market development, marketing plans, and sales; Business and financial planning; Succession planning; Access to capital; Manufacturing efficiencies or process flow
Applicant Information Sessions are scheduled for October 9th and 14th 2015 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm and will be held as webinars with opportunities to attend in person. Please find below the currently scheduled sessions. More to be announced on October 1st!:
Link to Register from your home: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/2574274848696658434
Friday, October 9th, 4:30 – 6:00pm
· Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 116 State Street, Montpelier, VT, 05620, phone: 802.585.9072
· Northern Vermont Development Association, 36 Eastern Avenue, St Johnsbury, VT, 05819, phone: 802.748.5181
Wednesday, October 14th, 4:30 – 6:00pm
· Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 116 State Street, Montpelier, VT, 05620, phone: 802.585.9072
· Northern Vermont Development Association, 36 Eastern Avenue, St Johnsbury, VT, 05819, phone: 802.748.5181
A change to this year’s process will be that all Business Investment applicants selected to submit a full application will be required to include a business plan. Applicants are encouraged to visit our Resources for Businesses page at http://workinglands.vermont.gov/apply/ta/tools
The WLEB began operations in August 2012 and to date has awarded over $3 million in grant funds to 110 grantees, leveraging an additional $4.3 million of matching and outside funds. The WLEB looks forward to continuing this impressive track record in Fiscal Year 2016.
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The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative, (Act 142), is administered by the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets in partnership with the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation and the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development. The Working Lands funds are administered by the Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB), an impact investment organization whose mission is to grow the economies, cultures, and communities of Vermont’s working landscape by making essential, catalytic investments in critical leverage points of the Vermont farm and forest economy, from individual enterprises to industry sectors. For more information, visit http://workinglands.vermont.gov/
About the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets: VAAFM facilitates, supports and encourages the growth and viability of agriculture in Vermont while protecting the working landscape, human health, animal health, plant health, consumers and the environment. www.Agriculture.Vermont.Gov
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News You Can Use
YAN – Yeast Assimilable Nitrogen
September 2015
Mark Nesbitt, former graduate student at Cornell University, sets up the ChemWell analyzer to measure YAN in grape juice samples.
Photo: Tim Martinson, Cornell University
In addition to sugars, adequate yeast assimilable nitrogen (YAN) concentration is required for successful alcoholic fermentation of grape musts. Unlike sugars, however, YAN is difficult to measure and impossible to estimate. YAN also varies widely by cultivar, year, climate, harvest date, and viticultural practices. Too little YAN can result in stuck fermentations or production of off-aromas, such as H2S, but too much YAN (which can happen, especially when prophylactic YAN additions are made) can lead to problems with spoilage organisms or production of fusel alcohols.
Recently, much work has been done in the Cornell University Extension Enology Lab to determine YAN concentration of different cultivars in locations across the state, and if YAN levels can be predicted prior to harvest. In the last couple of years, cold-hardy hybrids have been included in this analysis as part of the Northern Grapes Project. Further, research wines are made with the cold-hardy hybrids with varying YAN additions, which are analyzed for TA, pH, % ethanol, organic acids, and residual YAN. Wines will also be subjected to sensory difference tests to determine the impact of YAN concentration.
This issue of News You Can Use contains links to a Research Report from the Year 3 Northern Grapes Project Progress Report covering the YAN work being conducted in Dr. Anna Katharine Mansfield’s lab, as well as a webinar on YAN given by Dr. Mansfield in February 2014.
– YAN Research Report: http://northerngrapesproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/YAN.pdf
– YAN Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsdYaxvP3gw
Further, links to other articles about YAN, published in past issues of Veraison to Harvest (published by Cornell University Cooperative Extension viticulture and enology team) provide further background information and other research projects
– http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/shared/pdfs/TrackingYAN.pdf
– http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/shared/pdfs/FAQYAN.pdf
– http://grapesandwine.cals.cornell.edu/sites/grapesandwine.cals.cornell.edu/files/shared/documents/Veraison-to-Harvest-2009-6.pdf. (See “YAN, the other harvest parameter (that we mostly pretend doesn’t exist,” pg. 2-3, 8)
The Northern Grapes Project is funded by the USDA’s Specialty Crops Research Initiative Program of the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, Project #2011-51181-30850
Chrislyn A. Particka, PhD
Extension Support Specialist
Cornell University
School of Integrative Plant Science, Horticulture Section
630 W. North Street
Geneva, NY 14456
cap297
315-787-2449 (desk)
315-787-2216 (fax)