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  • Weather Update for last week of March (5/25-4/1 2018)

    markhoffmann

    https://grapes.ces.ncsu.edu/2018/03/awis-weather-update-get-ready-for-bud-break/  

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  • New Weather Service and Muscadine Grower Survey

    markhoffmann

    Dear all, Weather Updates: We have started a frequent weather and recommendation update, using the AWIS and WINDY weather services with 5 day hourly forecasts for most of the counties in NC, SC, GA, VA, and TN. The frequency depends on predicted weather events. The weather updates are free of charge and can be accessed […]

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  • Winegrowers of Georgia Internship Program

    caesweb

    I have received few flyers from interested vineyards / wineries re: hosting an intern this coming summer. For those operations still interested in hosting an intern this summer, the deadline to send me a flyer WAS tomorrow, February 15th… but will be EXTENDED until Friday, February 16th. For details, please see previous post on January […]

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  • Spotted Wing Drosophila Webinar

    Blaauw

    Concerned about spotted wing drosophila and want to learn more about their control? The national research team will be presenting a webinar series on on Feb. 23, 2018, from 12 to 1 p.m. The webinar will include an overview of spotted wing drosophila research, an update on the native biocontrol agents that have been found in surveys at […]

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  • A look back at 2017 and the outlook for 2018

    Pam Knox

    I’ve posted a summary of the 2017 year in climate for Georgia and surrounding areas as well as an outlook for the coming growing season on my blog at https://site.extension.uga.edu/climate/2018/02/a-look-back-at-2017-and-the-outlook-for-2018/. Overall I think things look promising for growing grapes in the coming growing season, with drier conditions reducing the likely impact of fungal diseases and […]

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  • Final reminder – UGA Winegrowers Internship Program

    caesweb

    I received a request to post a link to the original post about the 2018 UGA Winegrowers Internship Program. Here it is: https://site.extension.uga.edu/viticulture/2017/11/reminder-winegrowers-of-georgia-intenrship-program-for-2018/

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  • The Vineyard Advisor App

    Phil Brannen

    You may already be aware of this app, but I just found out about it today.  The Vineyard Advisor App has been developed by Texas Tech, and it appears to largely be an IPM app.  I don’t think it is that helpful in identification, so you have to largely know the organism already to find […]

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  • Look for frost early next week

    Pam Knox

    The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City has put out a preliminary frost/freeze warning for Monday morning. You can follow more information at https://www.weather.gov/ffc/. If you are in far northeastern Georgia, then you are actually in the Greenville-Spartanburg NWS office’s region and you can get information from them at https://www.weather.gov/gsp/. If you are farther south towards […]

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  • Changes to Recommended Downy Mildew Materials

    Phil Brannen

    Presidio is no longer registered for grape downy mildew management.  This is unfortunate, but Valent confirmed this information. Presidio will be removed from the SRSFC IPM guide.  You can use existing stocks of Presidio, so no worries if you have it on hand at this time. Ranman has confirmed activity against downy mildew, and it […]

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  • Update on Viticulture blog

    caesweb

    Dear subscribers, Apologies in advance. I made two new posts to my blog on two recent dates – May 10 and May 13.  You were not notified because I failed to complete a form associated with the email alerts to subscribers.  I have hopefully fixed that now. I send this message out to encourage you to […]

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