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October 2019

  • Cultivar selection smartphone app for the southeastern US

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    Dear wine grape and muscadine industry colleagues: I am hoping harvest has been over long enough now to ask y’all for a favor… and, in return, you will receive a tool that will be helpful and evolve over time. A team of wine grape and muscadine extension specialists from southeastern US universities received a grant […]

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  • Survey for Grape Growers and Consultants Relative Disease Management Decisions

    Phil Brannen

    We are involved with a group of scientists who are reviewing several aspects of grape disease management, especially powdery mildew management (the FRAME Network).  If you have time, the FRAME Network wants to hear how you approach disease management decisions.  If you are a grape grower, or a consultant for grape production, please take the […]

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  • Small Fruits News – Fall 2019 Edition

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    Dear all: HELLO! I hope all had an enjoyable and successful culmination to the 2019 vintage. I think most were generally pleased with the weather conditions of 2019, particularly when compared to the last two vintages. Those who planted vineyards this year may have been a little caught off guard by the persistent dry weather […]

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  • Only light rain this week

    Pam Knox

    Fall returned to parts of the Southeast this morning as a wedge of cooler air moved into the region from the northeast along the east side of the Appalachians. But only light rain is expected from this air along with a cold front early next week for many parts of the region. The wettest region […]

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  • Best chance of rain and cooler temperatures is Sunday through Tuesday

    Pam Knox

    The latest precipitation outlook shows little chance of rain in Georgia before Sunday night. A cold front moving through on Monday could kick off some showers with more rain coming through with the front Monday into Tuesday. Temperatures should be cooler for a few days before above-normal temperatures return. By mid-month we could start to […]

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