We invite you to enroll in the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program.  When you enroll you have a direct link to the latest information from Cornell and other resources around the country on topics that are important to you as a grape grower, including pest management, vineyard nutrition, crop management and farm business management.  The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program is committed to providing you with important and timely information through a variety of means to help you produce the best crop possible as efficiently as possible.

When you join LERGP you receive the following benefits:

* LERGP electronic Crop Updates

* LERGP Vineyard Notes Newsletters

* Vineyard consultations with viticulture staff

* Important announcements about upcoming meetings and workshops

*Special rates for events and workshops for members

Our program is supported, in part, by 5 Extension Associations: 4 in Western NY (Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara) and 1 in Erie PA.  Enrollment discounts are given to those that live and farm in these counties (In region enrollment).  Please visit your local Extension web-site or office to enroll.  Contact information is located below. 

We invite anyone living or farming outside of these areas to enroll as well. (Out of region enrollment).  See form below.

CCE Cattaraugus County 28 Parkside Dr. Ellicottville NY 14731 716-699-2377 ext 100 cattaraugus.cce.cornell.edu	CCE Chautauqua County JCC Carnahan Center 525 Falconer St PO Box 20 Jamestown NY 14702 716-664-9502 chautauqua.cce.cornell.edu	CCE of Erie County NY 21 S. Grove St. East Aurora NY 14052 716-652-5400 Ext 176 erie.cce.cornell.edu
CCE Niagara County 4487 Lake Ave Lockport NY 14094 716-433-8839 cceniagaracounty.org		Erie PA Penn State Extension Erie County Office Summit Township Building, Suite 400 1230 Townhall Road West Erie, PA 16509 Phone: (814) 825-0900 extension.psu.edu/erie-county

LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #1 -Special Spotted Lanternfly Focus

May 1, 2024 : LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting
North East, PA

LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #2

May 8, 2024 : LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting
Irving, NY

LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #3

May 15, 2024 : LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting
Ripley, NY

Welcome Andrew Holden to the LERGP team!

In case you have not heard yet, we have filled the vacant position of Business Management Educator. We are pleased to welcome Andrew Holden to our team. Here is a brief introduction with a little background. Please stop in to say hello and introduce yourself. Bring questions- he is ready to get to know you and your farm operation!

The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program welcomed Andrew Holden, LERGP's Business Management Specialist, to our team on March 1, 2024, filling the vacancy since May 2023. Andrew pursued his education at Ohio State University, earning a B.S. in Agribusiness and Applied Economics and later obtaining an M.S. in Agricultural and Extension Education. In his previous role he served as the Ashtabula County Agricultural Extension Educator with Ohio State University Extension for the past 5 years. Andrew is eager to bring his passion for agriculture, grapes, and wine along with his economic knowledge to this new position and to the growers in the Lake Erie Grape Region. He is looking forward to engaging with growers to help him understand their needs to ensure that his role equips them with the tools needed for success. His office is located at the Cornell AgriTech campus in Portland, NY (CLEREL).

Commercial Vehicle Awareness slide presentation

NYS Trooper, Matt Luft, presented on Commercial Vehicle Awareness at CLEREL on Thursday, August 2nd.  He has given us the permission to share his slides for you to reference at your convenience to share with others or to review. Please reference this link. 

LERGP Podcasts- check them out!

LERGP POD CASTS