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Viticulture

December 2018

  • Widespread Powdery Mildew Resistance to QoI Fungicides in Georgia Vinifera Grapes

    Phil Brannen

    As the grape season wrapped up in 2018, county agents from Habersham, Lumpkin, Rabun, Towns and White Counties were busy collecting powdery mildew samples for a new multi-state USDA-SCRI grant, the “Fungicide Resistance Assessment, Mitigation and Extension Network for Wine, Table and Raisin Grapes,” also known as FRAME. This grant will study powdery mildew resistance…

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  • Georgia Wine Producers Conference

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    The 2019 Georgia Wine Producers Conference takes place on February 4th and 5th at Chateau Elan in Braselton GA. A wine tasting reception will be held on the evening of the 4th and the conference and education sessions will occur all day on the 5th. We bave some great out-of-state speakers joining us from Cornell University…

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  • UGA Extension Viticulture Promotion

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    I was asked to share this story and video. Please read and view if interested. https://itstartswith.uga.edu/success_story/the-economic-impact-of-wine/ The University of Georgia’s Division of Marketing and Communications approached us this past fall to put this together. Nick, Leigh, and their colleagues did a fine job promoting and documenting what our viticulture team is doing for the industry…

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