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.
Upcoming Events
Enroll in e-NEWA for Grapes
May 2 - August 30, 2018
Enroll to receive a daily reminder of the Pest Potential in your Vineyard OperationLERGP Coffee Pot Meeting
June 27, 2018
10:00am
Westfield, NY
Come join the LERGP team and fellow growers for pertinent discussion on what is happening in your vineyard right now.LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting
June 27, 2018
3:00pm
Harborcreek, PA
Come join the LERGP team and fellow growers for pertinent discussion on what is happening in your vineyard right now.Announcements
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