Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Enrollment

Program Areas

  • Pest Management
  • Vineyard Nutrition
  • Crop Management
  • Market Development
  • Farm Business

Enrollment Benefits

  • Vineyard Consultations
  • Vineyard Notes Newsletter
  • Crop Update Weekly Electronic Newsletter
  • Educational Meetings & Conferences
  • Discounted Conference Registration Fees

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About Program

About Program

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.

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.

 

 

 

The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program is supported, in part, by five
county Cornell Cooperative Extensions including:
Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara Counties in New York
and Erie County in Pennsylvania.

To visit one of these Cornell Cooperative Extension's web sites,
simply click on a county within the map.

LERGP County Map Niagara County CCE Cattaraugus County CCE Chautauqua County CCE Erie County Penn State Extension Erie County CCE

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Upcoming Events

2026 LERGP Winter Grape Grower Conference

Event Offers DEC Credits

March 19, 2026 : 2026 LERGP Annual Winter Grape Grower Conference
Fredonia, NY

2026 Winter Grower Conference

2026 NYSDEC How to Get Certified Course

Event Offers DEC Credits

April 8, 2026 : NYSDEC How to Get Certified Training Course and Exam Registration
Portland, NY

NYSDEC training course in preparation to take the pesticide applicator exam

LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #1 -Sprayer Calibration

Event Offers DEC Credits

May 6, 2026 : LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting- Sprayer Calibration
Portland, NY

Come spend a few hours learning how to properly calibrate your sprayer and other considerations that should be taken into account for an effective spray season.

Announcements

Updated Grants & Programs Available February 2026

Andrew Holden, LERGP, Penn State  Business Management Educator, has updated this resource to show all grants and programs that are or will soon become available.  Check out the handout here.



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