Bunch Grapes
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I wanted to briefly share some data from our delayed pruning experiment now that pruning is the primary vineyard focus for many industry members… Hopefully this will provide some “food for thought” as y’all consider your delayed pruning strategies this dormant season. I apologize in advance for the lack of tables and figures – they…
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Dear bunch winegrape and muscadine growers: You may recall a recent blog post by our resident grape disease specialist, Dr. Phil Brannen, about powdery mildew resistance to QoI fungicides in Georgia … If not, here it is: https://viticulture.uga.edu/2018/12/widespread-powdery-mildew-resistance-to-qoi-fungicides-in-georgia-vinifera-grapes/ Dr. Brannen is part of a multi-state team of specialists working on a USDA-funded Specialty Crops…
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Dear Subscribers: This is a reminder to please join us at our annual Georgia Wine Producers Conference. The GWP Conference will take place over February 4th and 5th at Chateau Elan in Braselton, GA. A reception featuring Georgia wines will take place on the evening of the 4th, followed by a full day of educational…
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As the grape season wrapped up in 2018, county agents from Habersham, Lumpkin, Rabun, Towns and White Counties were busy collecting powdery mildew samples for a new multi-state USDA-SCRI grant, the “Fungicide Resistance Assessment, Mitigation and Extension Network for Wine, Table and Raisin Grapes,” also known as FRAME. This grant will study powdery mildew resistance…
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The Southeastern Regional New Grape Growers Conference is two weeks away. If interested, please sign up. And please remind others to do so. This collaborative effort between Virginia Tech, North Carolina State University, and University of Georgia is aimed to provide prospective industry members with fundamental aspects…
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The Southeastern Regional New Grape Grower’s Conference will be held in Athens, GA on December 11, and again in Asheville, NC on December 12. The Southeastern Regional New Grape Grower’s Conference is a collaborative effort between the University of Georgia, Virginia Tech, and North Carolina State University. Personnel from those universities and industry members from…
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For those who cannot make our meeting at Big Door Vineyards tomorrow… You can virtually join us to ask questions / participate: Hi there, Cain Hickey is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Post-season grower’s roundtable meeting Time: Oct 31, 2018 9:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join from PC, Mac, Linux,…
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All: Please join us for our post-season grower’s roundtable meeting THIS Wednesday at Bog Door Vineyards. Email Josh Fuder (jfuder@uga.edu) if you plan to attend. Here are all the details: https://viticulture.uga.edu/2018/10/post-growing-season-growers-roundtable-meeting-to-take-place-on-october-31/
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If you are bored while pumping 2018 vintage wine… Please see this link (https://kaltura.uga.edu/media/t/1_2qqz6tjt) for a slide show and audio recording of a seminar I gave last week as part of the UGA Horticulture Fall Seminar Series. Perhaps a little bit early to talk about pruning… better than late I suppose. I will also present…