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In 2022 an injectable bacteriophage product was registered for use in Georgia for control of Pierce’s disease. Inphatec, the company behind the XyliPhi-PD, will have a representative demonstrating how to use the product and its applications on Tuesday, April 11th from 10:00am-11:30am at Three Sisters Vineyards in Dahlonega. If attending, please RSVP to Clark MacAllister…
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Due to overwhelming demand for the commercial grape spray program design workshop in Ellijay, we have decided to offer the same workshop in Dahlonega on March 2nd from 9:30am-3:00pm. Join us at the Lumpkin County Parks & Rec. building located at 365 Riley Rd., Dahlonega, GA 30533. Pesticide credits will be available for those with…
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Georgia pesticide license credits will be available for attendees of the March 14th workshop in Tiger, GA. Details here: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/2018/01/vineyard-pest-management-and-spray-schedule-workshop/ 3 hours of credit will be given for Category 21 Commercial Applicators, and 1 hour will be given for Private Applicators. Please bring your license numbers to complete the CEU forms. Please contact John Scaduto (John.Scaduto@uga.edu)…
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The UGA Extension Viticulture Team harvested our first research plot on Tuesday, August 22. The plots were a part of a leaf removal trial in Chardonnay which evaluated leaf pulling at to different magnitudes and at two different stages – both pre-bloom and post-fruit set. On each vine, clusters were picked, counted, and weighed (140…
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UGA Extension is hosting a mid-season vineyard management workshop at Wolf Mountain Vineyards & Winery in Dahlonega, GA on Wednesday, June 28th from 10:00am – 4:00pm. We will discuss post-veraison considerations for wine grape vineyard management. The schedule is as follows: 10:00- Mid- and late-season canopy and crop load management, canopy scouting, and monitoring ripeness – Cain Hickey, UGA…
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Downy mildew was identified on bunch grapes this week at a vineyard site in Lumpkin County. Cheng-Fang Hong, graduate student at UGA, confirmed the downy mildew infection. Grape producers are encouraged to scout for downy mildew and add DM-active materials to their spray programs. Below is an example of downy mildew on grape leaves:
Posted in: Bunch Grapes