Business Management
The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program is designed to serve the needs of regional growers and wineries. Long term trends in bulk juice production has held steady in the region for decades. Most profit growth requires improvements in production and management efficiency. Specialty wine production have seen steady growth for the past decade. Bulk wine production is a market that continues to shift and evolve with consumer preferences. With those realities in mind we strive to give growers the tools to improve their generational sustainability and fiscal health. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES
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Most Recent Business Management Summer Content
Kevin Martin, Extension Educator, Business Management
A partnership is quickly becoming an underrated business organization. The LLC is not without its advantages, but take a look at this partnership agreement for some ideas. It provides a good place to start for growers with multiple generations and less than 200 acres.
Tim Weigle, Team Leader, Statewide Grape IPM Specialist
Would you like to see the current weather and grape pest information found on NEWA without having to click through the website? Then eNEWA is for you. eNEWA is a daily email that contains current weather and pest model information from a station, or stations, near you. The email will contain; 1) high, low and average temperature, rainfall, wind speed and relative humidity 2) the 5-day forecast for these weather parameters, 3) GDD totals (Base 50F), 4) 5-day GDD (Base 50F) forecast and 5) model results for powdery mildew, black rot, Phomopsis and grape berry moth. The weather information is provided for not only the current day but for the past two days as well.
Kevin Martin, Extension Educator, Business Management
Help me help you. Growers are always concerned about input costs. A baseline for the total cost of production is an important tool in developing benchmarks for individual practices. Knowing how your management deviates from average, for better or worse, may help facilitate a conversation about organizational goals. Complete the farm cost survey and we'll have results to you as soon as possible. Once we have enough growers to eliminate privacy concerns, results will be posted to the website live.
Partnership Agreement
Kevin Martin, Extension Educator, Business Management
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
Last Modified: March 6, 2014
A partnership is quickly becoming an underrated business organization. The LLC is not without its advantages, but take a look at this partnership agreement for some ideas. It provides a good place to start for growers with multiple generations and less than 200 acres.
Beta Testing of eNEWA for Grapes
Tim Weigle, Team Leader, Statewide Grape IPM Specialist
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
Last Modified: February 10, 2014
Would you like to see the current weather and grape pest information found on NEWA without having to click through the website? Then eNEWA is for you. eNEWA is a daily email that contains current weather and pest model information from a station, or stations, near you. The email will contain; 1) high, low and average temperature, rainfall, wind speed and relative humidity 2) the 5-day forecast for these weather parameters, 3) GDD totals (Base 50F), 4) 5-day GDD (Base 50F) forecast and 5) model results for powdery mildew, black rot, Phomopsis and grape berry moth. The weather information is provided for not only the current day but for the past two days as well.
Farm Cost Survey
Kevin Martin, Extension Educator, Business Management
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
Last Modified: April 5, 2013
Help me help you. Growers are always concerned about input costs. A baseline for the total cost of production is an important tool in developing benchmarks for individual practices. Knowing how your management deviates from average, for better or worse, may help facilitate a conversation about organizational goals. Complete the farm cost survey and we'll have results to you as soon as possible. Once we have enough growers to eliminate privacy concerns, results will be posted to the website live.
Upcoming Events
NDVI Sensor Scan
July 10 - August 26, 2014
Vine size plays an essential role in maximizing vineyard efficiency. Mapping a relative approximation of vine size offers the potential of improved average vine size through decreased variability.With NDVI research in its 5th year, we're confident with a little help from you we can make this technology commercially viable. Moving beyond block management and managing vine size within blocks can improve sampling, identify and quantify viticultural challenges, and even change management strategies. The first step is familiarizing yourself with your blocks and the identifying long-term vine size patterns. Please register for this event, we can provide the technology to do just that.Coffee Pot Meeting
July 23, 2014
10:00am-12:00pm
North East, PA
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!Coffee Pot Meeting
July 30, 2014
10:00am-12:00pm
Westfield, NY
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!Announcements
Lake Erie Grapes in the News
The recent below zero temperatures we have across the Lake Erie grape belt has brought a renewed interest to grape production in the area, especially the impact on the cold sensitive wine varieties. Use the station links below to see the LERGP's Luke Haggerty discussing the cold temperatures effects on bud mortality across the region with reporters from Channel 4 and Channel 7 in Buffalo, NY.
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