Sarah Lowder
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Join us TOMORROW for the first webinar, “Vineyard Labor Challenges: Mechanization and Other Approaches” in the 4th edition of the Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum – This is a free webinar, but registration is required: https://extension.psu.edu/fourth-annual-eastern-viticulture-and-enology-forum-webinar-series I am looking forward to hear from the panel of growers about how they have dealt with labor challenges…
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Free registration RSVP: https://forms.gle/vZL1SjrXviuj51qr5 Just a reminder for our upcoming fall UGA Grape Extension Event! This will be a great networking opportunity where we will also discuss some of the research that UGA has been conducting during this past season, as well as some management considerations that I’ve been hearing about from many of you. Pesticide credits will be available!…
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After we all enjoy the AVES-ES Hangtime with Nathan Eason, Dr. Matthew Clark, and Dr. Jason Londo about cold weather grape varieties at 11:30-12:30 PM tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov 14th), you can also attend the following enology webinar on sustainability and waste management in the winery. Registration is free, but required, so be sure to do…
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Free registration RSVP: https://forms.gle/vZL1SjrXviuj51qr5 Please join us for the fall UGA Grape Extension Event! This will be a great networking opportunity where we will also discuss some of the research that UGA has been conducting during this past season, as well as some management considerations that I’ve been hearing about from many of you. Pesticide…
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I wanted to pass along some late season resources that may be helpful to many of ya’ll. Many of us are still in the middle of harvest right now. Hopefully our grape producers in South GA are mostly done and will be safe with the oncoming Idalia! Just a reminder that if you are seeing…
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I’ve received a couple questions about our meeting next Wednesday at Limoges Cellars! There is still time and room to join us, though please make sure to sign up by Monday, 14 Aug so that we can make sure to have enough food. I’m excited for our discussions we’ll have. Ben Shirley with the USDA…
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Some of our earlier harvested varieties, like Blanc du Bois, in west GA have their harvest start scheduled very soon! While many of you still have several weeks before harvest begins, it is time to refresh on things to keep in mind when making harvest decisions. Harvest Decision Considerations: Repost from 2018 by Cain: https://viticulture.uga.edu/2018/08/harvest-update-good-luck/…
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We often think about pruning as a winter activity. However, this process starts much earlier in the year. Vines under stress are much more easily identified during the summer. Residual effects from cold damage or trunk disease issues, while they can appear early in the season, are often becoming more apparent as we move forward…
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Some of you may have already conducted leaf removal in your vineyards, but some of you are now getting into the early fruit development stage where leaf removal is considered more of the ‘standard’ time point. See some of lovely pictures of some fresh leaf removal from Bill Cox. Q: Why remove leaves? A: Fruit-zone…