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. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES
Most Recent Business Management Winter Content
Kevin Martin, Extension Educator, Business Management
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.
Kevin Martin, Extension Educator, Business Management
LERGP Viticulture Extension Specialist
Last Modified: October 23, 2018
Areas of Work Interest:
Grower Education through traditional and innovative means
Cover Crops
Vineyard Mechanization
Bud Hardiness
Vine Health
GPS Technology in Local Vineyards
Kevin Martin, Extension Educator, Business Management
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
Last Modified: July 19, 2017
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.
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Kevin Martin, Extension Educator, Business Management
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
Last Modified: June 4, 2015
Upcoming Events
2019 Growing Season Coffee Pot Meetings
May 1 - July 31, 2019
10:00am
Coffee Pot Meeting
May 1, 2019
10:00am
Lake City, PA
Come join fellow growers and the LERGP staff in casual conversations over timely vineyard topics. Bring questions to the table and enjoy a cup of coffee and donut while you are there.Coffee Pot Meeting
May 8, 2019
10:00am
Irving, NY
Come join fellow growers and the LERGP staff in casual conversations over timely vineyard topics. Bring questions to the table and enjoy a cup of coffee and donut while you are there.Announcements
Loaner Sensor Program
The loaner sensor program is an outreach program designed to introduce interested growers to the technology developed by the Efficient Vineyard researchers. It involves a technician from the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program coming out to the farm to install or attach scanners and computers to existing equipment. The subsequent data collection is then completed during normal activity such as pesticide spraying. Once the data is collected it can be sent back to researchers to generate a prescription map. The DualEM soil sensor requires a technician to operate so if you would like to have a soil scan done of your vineyard, please contact the Portland, NY Cornell Extension office and make an appointment.https://efficientvineyard.com/loaner-sensor-program
Vineyard Improvement Program Applications
Vineyard Improvement Program: An Application GuideYou can apply for the Vineyard Improvement Program (VIP) at https://lergp.com/vip-application/.
LERGP.com also has more information about the program. Frequently asked questions, eligibility requirements, sample budgets and business plans are all available.
LERGP Podcasts- check them out!
http://lergp.com/podcasts/
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