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Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. 10:00-2:30 UGA Tifton Campus View and taste existing and potential new cultivars of fresh market muscadine grapes. Where: Meet at the UGA Tifton Campus Muscadine Vineyard (see picture and directions below). Visitors may taste test any variety but taking cuttings is not allowed. We have most released cultivars available, and we…
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After a couple of years, we have a new edition of the Southeast Regional Bunch Grape Integrated Management Guide! You can find the updated guide at: https://fieldreport.caes.uga.edu/publications/AP131-2/2026-southeast-regional-bunch-grape-integrated-management-guide/ or go to https://smallfruits.org/ipm-production-guides/, where you can find this guide and those of other small fruits. This is a new annual guide for managing diseases, insects, weeds, and…
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We are within a month or so of the anticipated initial emergence of grape root borer (GRB) adults here in North Georgia. We normally start to see adult emergence and activity in late June or early July. As such, if you are planning on managing for GRB, it is time to start considering your option…
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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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In her mancozeb update (below), Katie Gold (Cornell University) has done a great job of providing a synopsis of the current mancozeb situation and the EPA’s activities and research efforts for mancozeb replacement, if necessary. Suffice it to say that it will likely be a matter of 2-3 years before any final decisions are made…
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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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Here is another source of hourly weather forecasts for up to 6 days ahead from the National Weather Service. These hourly forecasts are something that you might find useful in planning your work week as well as watching for the possibility of frost next week. You can use your local television forecast or a smartphone…
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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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If you have not already applied herbicides in your vineyard it is definitely time to get started. I know many grape growers control weeds with multiple applications of postemergence herbicides, leaning heavily on glyphosate. This is not something I recommend as it can lead to several issues and requires consider time and trips. Multiple yearly…