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I wanted to post a link to the new website for anyone interested in applying for a new private or commercial pesticide license. This link provides the step by step process and has clickable links so anyone can follow. Contact your county Extension office if you have specific questions. Note: Most won’t need a commercial…
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Dear all, Weather Updates: We have started a frequent weather and recommendation update, using the AWIS and WINDY weather services with 5 day hourly forecasts for most of the counties in NC, SC, GA, VA, and TN. The frequency depends on predicted weather events. The weather updates are free of charge and can be accessed…
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I have received few flyers from interested vineyards / wineries re: hosting an intern this coming summer. For those operations still interested in hosting an intern this summer, the deadline to send me a flyer WAS tomorrow, February 15th… but will be EXTENDED until Friday, February 16th. For details, please see previous post on January…
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Concerned about spotted wing drosophila and want to learn more about their control? The national research team will be presenting a webinar series on on Feb. 23, 2018, from 12 to 1 p.m. The webinar will include an overview of spotted wing drosophila research, an update on the native biocontrol agents that have been found in surveys at…
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I’ve posted a summary of the 2017 year in climate for Georgia and surrounding areas as well as an outlook for the coming growing season on my blog at https://site.extension.uga.edu/climate/2018/02/a-look-back-at-2017-and-the-outlook-for-2018/. Overall I think things look promising for growing grapes in the coming growing season, with drier conditions reducing the likely impact of fungal diseases and…
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This is a final reminder for the pruning workshop that will take place from 10 AM to 3 PM on February 8th at Cartecay Vineyards in Ellijay, GA. We will start indoors with presentations in the morning and head outdoors after lunch to discuss and demonstrate pruning strategies in the vineyard Additionally, Alex Mussa, from…
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Vineyard and Winery Association of West Georgia invites you to their annual pruning workshop to be held on Saturday, March 3 at Trillium Vineyards. UGA Viticulture Specialist Dr. Cain Hickey will be the featured speaker to discuss and demonstrate the proper techniques of pruning winegrapes. The pruning workshop is for all interested in winegrape production. The vines…
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As promised, here are the presentations from the 2018 Georgia Wine Producers Conference: Jason Burrus: Hybrid winemaking_GWP_Burrus Tony Wolf: Nutrition_GWP_Wolf Annette Boyd: VA marketing_GWP_Boyd Rachael White: VSP retro-fit_GWP-White Cain Hickey: Growing blend_GWP_Hickey Andy Walker: PD-resistant_GWP_Walker Thanks to all of our presenters and all who came out to support and enjoy this wonderful event. Already looking forward to the 2019 GWP Conference……
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There is a very welcomed update to the February 8th pruning workshop at Cartecay Vineyards: SNA Manufacturing, LLC, based out of Acworth GA, will be sponsoring this event. SNA Manufacturing (https://www.snamfg.com/) is a US distributor of several agricultural management products. The product line that SNA Manufacturing distributes that is pertinent to this workshop is Vesco,…