Sarah Lowder
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Whether you are a new grape grower, an experienced grower, or someone tentatively interested, join us for our New Grape Growers Symposium with the Georgia Wine Producers! This event is perfectly tailored for those new to the industry who want to learn as much as possible to be as successful as possible in the Georgia wine…
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Grape growers are invited to participate in this 10-minute online survey that includes questions about the grapes grown and challenges to identify opportunities for adopting native/hybrid grape cultivars and sustainable practices to improve the viability of the Southern Region grape and wine industry. Participants must be 18 years of age or older and own/manage a vineyard…
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Spring is springing! As you pull out your sprayers for the year, don’t forget to make sure everything is working properly and as expected! Below are resources to help you ensure you can spray the vineyard effectively. There are many apps and resources to help and different ways to calibrate different machinery, but if you…
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Just outside of Athens, the earliest bud breaker at the Horticulture Research Farm, Lomanto, has broken bud. This is about a week earlier than usual where our last spring frost is often in mid April. While the start of a new season is always exciting, we are also at risk for damage from spring frosts…
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There is also information on upcoming events/webinars below! We are recruiting hosts for the Winegrowers of Georgia Internship Program for the 2026 field season; we have several excellent undergraduate candidates we are about to start interviewing. While we already have several host volunteers for this season, there are opportunities for more if you are interested! For those…
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Happy December to everyone! There are a several events upcoming to keep on your radar! I’ve also included some resources to refresh you on your pruning practices below. Meeting Dates with registration links: Date, time Group Location Topic Registration and more information January 8-10th Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Meeting Savannah, GA The muscadine session…
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Mancozeb Meeting – Tuesday, Nov 4th, in Ellijay, GA: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uga-grape-meeting-ellijay-tickets-1716936686849?aff=oddtdtcreator Join us to discuss recent research updates on grapes along with some discussion on recent proposed regulations on mancozeb use, focused on commercial grape producers. Topics include best practices for shoot thinning, the latest information on spotted lanternfly management, and key regulatory changes involving Mancozeb…
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Join us to discuss recent research updates on grapes along with some discussion on recent proposed regulations on mancozeb use, focused on commercial grape producers. Topics include best practices for shoot thinning, or decisions for muscadine spacing, the latest information on spotted lanternfly management, progress on garden design to entice even more folks to your…
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A Quick Word on Pierce’s Disease (and Where to Get Help) As we move through the tail end of summer, it’s a good time to be keeping an eye out for signs of Pierce’s Disease (PD) in your vineyard. It is a disease that is on a lot of our minds and it is more…
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As we move through the growing season, I’ve been getting more questions about vine training. So, I wanted to share a quick refresher and include slides I’ve used before (with more visuals) to support these conversations. At this point in the season, our main focus is maintaining healthy tissue that supports root development and future…