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  • Commercial Grape Spray Program Design Workshop – February 23, Ellijay, GA

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    The UGA Extension Viticulture Team is kicking off the New Year with another opportunity for vineyard managers to attend an interactive training focused on disease and insect control, both of which are critical components of an IPM program for grapes. On February 23, vineyard managers will have the opportunity to work with UGA Extension specialists…

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  • Register for Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum First Webinar December 14

    Phil Brannen

    You might be interested in this webinar, as it will have information of value to Georgia grape pruning operations. Just in time for Christmas. Advances in grapevine trunk disease management in the dormant period This timely webinar occurs at the beginning of the dormant pruning period. Learn perspectives on trunk disease management and mitigation from…

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  • UGA Grape Team Impact Survey

    Phil Brannen

    Please see below for an urgent message and link to an anonymous survey from Savithri Nambeesan concerning the impact of our Extension programs over the last few years relative Pierce’s disease and canopy management. Note that the turnaround time is pretty rapid (tomorrow), and we apologize for that, but it is necessary. However, it should…

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  • Use of Lorsban

    Jacob Williams

    If you’ve been paying attention towards the EPA’s attitude towards Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) the announcement that it is now banned is not too surprising. Chlorpyrifos is allowed to be used on crops up to February 28, 2022. After that, the tolerances for it expire. Effectively this means that Chlorpyrifos will not be available for the 2022…

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  • Drosophila and sour rot management in GA grapes

    Blaauw

    With veraison upon us, it is time to start planning your spotted wing drosophila (SWD) management to help suppress sour rot in your vulnerable grapes. The SWD flies are active nearly year round in these parts, but near veraison as the brix levels in wine grapes reach approximately 15 degrees Brix, the grapes become attractive…

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  • Viticulture Industry Workshop

    Nathan

    Please continue to register for our August 3rd workshop. Please see flyer for updated agenda details. Continue to sign up by calling 706-865-2832 or emailing whiteuge1311@uga.edu

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  • Grape root borer moths detected in north Georgia – 2021

    Blaauw

    We collected our first grape root borer adults today in one of our pheromone traps in White and Lumpkin Counties, Georgia. This means that the adults have started to emerge from the soil out of their pupal stage. For the next few weeks the adults will emerge, mate, and the females will lay their eggs…

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  • EVEF Grower Town Hall Reminder

    Phil Brannen

    See attached for information regarding this meeting. Another opportunity to listen to questions and answers on a variety of topics related to viticulture and enology.

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  • Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum (Town Hall Meeting 2)

    Phil Brannen

    See attached for information regarding this meeting. Another opportunity to listen to questions and answers on a variety of topics related to viticulture and enology.

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  • The Japanese Beetles are Back in Town

    Blaauw

    The time is upon us once again. Japanese beetles are showing up in vineyards around the state. In large enough numbers, Japanese beetles can be a severe pest of grapes during the summer, feeding mainly on foliage and (thankfully) rarely on the berries. More problematic is Japanese beetles feeding on new plantings. Older, established vines…

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