Pest management Guidelines
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A reminder to register for the Seasonal Vineyard and Pest Management Conference, taking place from 10 AM to 5 PM on Tuesday, March 19th at Engelheim Vineyards in Ellijay, GA. For more information and to register, please visit this link: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/2019/03/registration-link-and-updated-sponsors-for-seasonal-vineyard-and-pest-management-conference/ Thanks once again to our sponsors – Helena Chemical, White County Farmer’s Exchange,…
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Dear all: Here is the registration link (https://events.attend.com/f/1383788558) for the Seasonal Vineyard and Pest Management Conference, to be held from 10 AM to 5 PM on Tuesday, March 19th at Engelheim Vineyards (127 Lakeview Rd, Ellijay, GA 30540). YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER. Thanks in advance to Gary Engel and his crew at Engelheim for hosting. This…
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The seasonal vineyard and pest management conference will be held from 10 AM to 5 PM on Tuesday, March 19th at Engelheim Vineyards in Ellijay, GA (127 Lakeview Rd, Ellijay, GA 30540). Thanks in advance to Gary Engel and his crew at Engelheim for hosting. And thanks to our program sponsors: Helena Chemical, VineSmith Vineyard…
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Dear all: There will be a seasonal vineyard and pest management workshop held from 10 AM to 5 PM on Tuesday, March 19th at Engelheim Vineyards in Ellijay, GA (127 Lakeview Rd, Ellijay, GA 30540). Thanks in advance to Gary Engel and his crew for hosting. This workshop will cover effective seasonal vine, disease, insect,…
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I have heard many great reviews of the 2019 Georgia Wine Producers Conference. At long last, here are copies of all presentations given by our speakers at this year’s conference in February – for review for those in attendance, and for your information for those who weren’t. Thanks to the members and directors of the…
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Several specialists from southeastern US universities (University of Georgia, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech) collaborated to make a handy, picture- and information-intensive, visually-appealing (thanks to Megan McCoy in the UGA CAES Office of Communications and Creative Services) winegrape vineyard management poster. The poster is printed on high-quality, waterproof stock, and measures 3′ x 4′ in…
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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://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/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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Thanks to efforts by Dr. Phil Brannen, we now have two Pierce’s disease testing kits, one located in White County and one in Lumpkin County. These “field” kits are very reliable for confirming PD in suspect vines. Each test kit can run 48 samples, meaning we only have 96 samples we can run in total. …
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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…