Events
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The growing season is behind us, which is always welcome after an extremely busy 5 to 6 weeks… still lots going on in the winery, though. A post-growing season growers roundtable meeting will be held at Big Door Vineyards in White, GA on October 31. Big Door Vineyards is located at 125 Clearwater Trail, White,…
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Carol Crumley, owner of CeNita Vineyards in Cleveland, GA, will be teaching a continuing education class entitled “Starting Your Own Vineyard – For Your Own Enjoyment”. This class will be held on all Thursdays in October (4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th) at North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville, GA. This class would be worthwhile for…
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I look forward to seeing those that are attending the vineyard tour THIS Wednesday. Please come prepared for the weather (humidity, high temperatures, wet grass in the morning, etc.) as we will be out in some vineyards for parts of each stop. We will have refreshments available throughout the tour. Also – please see…
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The vineyard tour is scheduled for next Wednesday, August 8th. Please see previous post here for tour details and information on how to pre-register, which is required. Note that you do not have to ride on the bus if you do not wish. You may opt to driver your personal vehicle if doing so better…
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This is a reminder to register for the muscadine conference to be held NEXT Thursday, July 26th, at Wolf Creek Plantation in Americus, GA. An update is that we have a conference sponsor. SNA Manufacturing / Vesco Tools is out of Acworth, GA. Alex Mussa will be in attendance to talk about Vesco tools and…
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The UGA Extension Viticulture Team will be holding a vineyard tour and research / practice discussion in collaboration with several vineyards and wineries. The vineyard tour will take place on August 8th, 2018 and is sponsored by White County Farmer’s Exchange. We thank White County Farmer’s Exchange for their continued support of UGA Extension and…
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There will be a muscadine conference held on Thursday, July 26th. The event will be hosted by Wolf Creek Plantation (https://www.wolfcreekplantation.com/) in Americus, GA. Thanks in advance to Matt Johnson and his crew for hosting this event. Agenda is as follows: 8:45 – 9:15 AM: Registration and coffee; welcome, Cain Hickey, UGA Viticulture Extension Specialist…
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This is a reminder that the annual Southern Winegrape Symposium will be held on Saturday, June 9th at the Carroll County Ag Center in Carrollton, Georgia. Please se previous post by Paula Burke, Carroll County Extension Coordinator and ANR Agent, for more details: https://viticulture.uga.edu/2018/05/2018-southern-winegrape-symposium-in-west-georgia/
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Dear colleagues and friends, I am very happy to announce the first our first Extension Team Building effort for North Carolina. This meeting focuses on developing and building extension teams and to coordinate extension efforts around vinifera and hybrid bunch grape industry. This meeting focus primarily on extension personnel, but we want specifically reach out to interested…
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The Vineyard and Winery Association of West Georgia is holding its annual Southern Winegrape Symposium on Saturday, June 9 at the Carroll County Ag Center in Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia. Current and aspiring individuals interested in learning more about winegrape growing and making wine are invited to attend. The keynote speaker is Dr. Cain Hickey, UGA…
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