Bloom and post-bloom are critical times for disease management in grapes. Temperatures and rainfall are generally favorable for pathogen development at this time, though conditions are not as wet as those observed last year. This is particularly true for grapes that are susceptible to powdery/downy mildews and Botrytis. The fruit…
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The brand-new Grape and Wine Forum (Grape and Wine Forum) is a direct outcome of 2018 discussions with grower groups in North Carolina. It’s open to all growers in the Southeast and it’s free to use. The forum is set up to be used to trade your produce, farm and…
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Pesticide Credits Available Wednesday, April 17, 2019 10:00AM-3:30PM Surry Community College, SBVE Building 630 South Main Street, Dobson, NC Pre-Registration Required- Follow the Link Below Registration Fee (includes lunch): $25/person Agenda 10:00 AM – Introduction – NCWA Board Past President Mark Friszolowski 10:05-11:00 AM – Wayne Mitchem/NCSU- Herbicide options for…
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As we are at bud break, keep in mind the need to start sprays of mancozeb and sulfur as soon as green stem tissue shows to protect against Phomopsis and powdery/downy mildews. All require control on young tissues, but especially Phomopsis. A little bit of Phomopsis, downy mildew, or powdery…
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Dear all: A reminder that March 15th (next Friday) is the deadline for submitting your “application” to host a UGA Winegrowers intern this summer. To those growers that have “applied” already – thank you. For more information, please visit the link to the original post here: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/2019/02/seeking-winegrowers-of-georgia-internship-program-hosts/
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Hello to all. Captan is currently under review by EPA. For those of you with interest in this fungicide and its continued use for grapes, please respond with comments to EPA via the link below. Also, forward to other producers and other researchers outside Georgia and the Southeast who should…
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The 2019 Georgia Wine Producers Conference takes place on February 4th and 5th at Chateau Elan in Braselton GA. A wine tasting reception will be held on the evening of the 4th and the conference and education sessions will occur all day on the 5th. We bave some great out-of-state speakers…
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I was asked to share this story and video. Please read and view if interested. Growing Georgia Wine The University of Georgia’s Division of Marketing and Communications approached us this past fall to put this together. Nick, Leigh, and their colleagues did a fine job promoting and documenting what our…
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Please mark your calendars to join us for one or both of the following viticulture/enology-focused conferences in Georgia. Details and agendas for both will be posted to this site soon. Stay tuned. December 11 and 12: UGA/NC State New Grape Grower’s Workshops. Speakers will include UGA faculty and extension…
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This article (see link) reviews the state of grape downy mildew resistance in Georgia as of the close of the 2018 season. Field failures when using strobilurin (QoI) fungicides have been confirmed in Georgia for both research and multiple commercial vineyard sites. Of major import, efficacy of several downy mildew…
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