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There are approximately 30,000 acres of
vineyard in the Lake Erie region of New York and Pennsylvania grown
on 840 farms, making this the largest grape growing region outside
of California.
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Of this acreage, 98.5% consists of Labrusca
(American Grape) varieties such as 'Concord' and 'Niagara' which
are used for juice, jam and other fresh or fermented products. The
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program consists of Extension Educators
and research faculty/staff from Cornell
University and Penn
State University devoted to projects aimed at increasing
yields, product quality, diversity and improvement of cultivars,
efficiency of production, profitability and adoption of environmentally
sound cultural and pest management strategies.
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and Upcoming Program Highlights:
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| May
Upcoming Events - updated 5/5/2008 |
| Coffee
Pot Meetings are Wednesday's from 10 am until 12 noon: |
| MAY
21, 2008 |
Militello
Farm Supply, 2929 Rt. 30, Forestville, NY |
| MAY
28, 2008 |
Johnson
Estate Winery, 8419 Rt. 20, Westfield, NY |
Wednesday,
May 21,2008, 3 till 7 p.m. SPRING IPM FIELD DAY
AND VINEYARD TOURS, Niagara Co. @ Niagara Landing Wine Cellars:
This is an
excellent opportunity to hear from those in the know about vineyard
Pest Management: Wayne Wilcox, Greg Loeb, and Rick Dunst will
be on hand to provide updates on disease, insect, and weed management.
Andrew Landers will be giving a demonstration of a sprayer tank
washing system and Glenn Reinhardt of the NYS DEC will be providing
a Worker Protection Standard update as well as what's new in
the world of pesticide applicator rules and regulations, and
you will have another opportunity to meet the new statewide
extension enologist, Chris Gerling. Contact Linda Aures at 716-672-5296
or lfa2@cornell.edu by
May 14, 2008 to make reservations for dinner. Payment MUST
be received by that date. This Spring IPM Field Day is free
to members of extension and the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program.
A $20.00 fee will be charged for non-members. Pesticide Recertification
Credits have been requested for both New York and Pennsylvania. |
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| Seasonal
Folklore: |
Who doffs
his coat on a winter's day will
gladly put it on in May . . . |
May 14, 2008
37 Days Until...
June 21, 2008 |
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