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. Chautauqua County Agricultural Improvement Program
Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Chautauqua County Legislature announce the Chautauqua County Agricultural Improvement Program.
We are looking to assist with your business improvements.
Chautauqua County Agricultural Improvement Program funding is provided by the Chautauqua County Legislature with funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Do you have an upcoming project planned on your farm?
Want to improve your agricultural business?
Need help funding the improvements?
Are you ready to make farm changes and improvements?
Do you have a business plan?
Do you want help developing a business plan?
If you answered YES to any of the above questions,
let us help you!
GPS Technology in Local Vineyards
Kevin Martin, Extension Educator, Business Management
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
Kevin Martin, from the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program (Penn State University), is currently creating baseline economic data to provide regional grape growers with commercialization strategies for spatial vineyard management.
Nitrogen Worksheet
Kevin Martin, Extension Educator, Business Management
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
Upcoming Events
LERGP Winter Conference Series- 2 Virtual -1 In Person
December 9, 2022
February 9, 2023
March 16, 2023
2023 NYSDEC How to Get Certified Course
March 23, 2023
Portland, NY
This course is to prepare you for the pesticide applicator exam scheduled for March 30, 2023, to be held at CLEREL.
Announcements
Westfield Maid Coop Takes FIRST Place
Westfield Maid Cooperative, one of the largest and oldest marketing grower cooperatives based in the Lake Erie grape growing region, won the top prize in the best new beverage category for its "Good n' Grapey" Concord grape juice pouches, aimed at supplying school cafeterias. Westfield Maid, the state's first New York State Grown & Certified juice processor, was part of the 2019 "Grape-to-School" pilot program that aimed to bring New York-grown Concord grape juice to select school districts across the state. Its pilot product used foil-topped plastic juice cups, which often required storage in schools' already limited freezer space. The new juice pouches are shelf-stable with colorful branding designed to encourage more kids to drink Concord grape juice.READ THE FULL ARTICLE
Spotted Lanternfly Public Service Announcement
Please take a look at this PSA on YouTube. It is narrated by our very own Jennifer Phillips Russo.Recorded Coffee Pot Meetings
You may not be able to obtain Pesticide License Recertification points but you can gain plenty of valuable information by watching the coffee pot meetings if you missed them! We have had some special guest speakers sharing valuable information with us!Click the link below for access to all of the recorded LERGP Coffee Pot Meetings!
Recorded LERGP Coffee Pot Meetings
LERGP Podcasts- check them out!
LERGP POD CASTS
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