Sarah Lowder
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As the growing season kicks off, now’s the perfect time to make sure your vineyard sprayer is calibrated and ready to go. Proper calibration ensures you’re applying the right amount of product to your vines—maximizing effectiveness, minimizing waste, and protecting both your crop and the environment. Why calibrate?Over- or under-application can cost you—either in lost…
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Tomorrow is the third EVEF webinar (Tuesday, March 11th 12-1:30PM) which will focus on Disease Management. The Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum Series (EVEF) is a collaborative series of webinars for grape growers coordinated by many viticulture extension programs. Please see below for program details and registration link for our next EVEF webinar on Vineyard Disease Management scheduled for 12-1:30 pm Tuesday, March 11. DETAILS This 90-minute live webinar is free but registration…
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To all viticulture blog subscribers that are vineyard and winery owners in Georgia: We are recruiting hosts for the Winegrowers of Georgia Internship Program for the 2025 field season; we have several excellent undergraduate candidates we are about to start interviewing, but we still need a few more hosts for this season. For those looking for more…
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It has been cold in GA! Sudden temperature drops and late-spring frosts are generally the most damaging, it can be difficult to assess how ‘cold hardy’ our vines are at any given point. And while grapevines are generally more cold hardy than I am (because I am a wimp), there are certain ways you can…
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Join us at one of the available locations for an interactive workshop that will focus on navigating the many available resources to Southeastern grape growers on building an effective pest and disease management spray program. Be prepared to work in group settings to design spray programs within specific examples. This program will highlight their critical…
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Amelia Lyons walking between vines during her time as a UGA Winegrower Intern at Stonewall Creek in 2023. Photo by Chamberlain Smith
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Just a reminder for everyone who can join us to view and taste existing and potential new cultivars of fresh market muscadine grapes. When and where: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.-Saturday, August 17, 2024, meet at the UGA Tifton Campus Muscadine Vineyard (see picture below). Dr. Conner will be on-hand throughout the morning, and a…
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Grapes harvest has officially begun in Georgia! I have loved seeing and hearing the reports from folks across south and middle Georgia as they begin their harvest and get prepped for the harvest days! While many cultivars/areas still have weeks to months before harvest, I figure I will repost some of the considerations for deciding…
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As of yet, the spotted lanternfly HAS NOT been found in Georgia, but as a high priority invasive species, if you suspect you have found this insect, please report via EDDMapS website or EDDMapS app. Spotted lanternfly is a pest of grapevine, but it also enjoys the invasive plant Tree-of-Heaven (mentioned below) and many other plants found…
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Join us to view and taste existing and potential new cultivars of fresh market muscadine grapes. When and where: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.-Saturday, August 17, 2024, meet at the UGA Tifton Campus Muscadine Vineyard (see picture below). Dr. Conner will be on-hand throughout the morning, and a tour will be led at 9:00. Visitors…