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Contact Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
Our address:
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program at CLEREL - Cornell University
6592 West Main Road
Portland, NY, 14769
716-792-2800
716-792-2800
Terry Bates
Director, Cornell Lake Erie Research & ExtensionCLEREL
6592 West Main Road
Portland, NY, 14769
phone 716-792-2800 x207
fax 716-792-2805
email Terry
Tim Weigle
Team Leader, Statewide Grape IPM SpecialistCLEREL
6592 West Main Road
Portland, NY 14769
phone 716-792-2800 x203
fax 716-792-2805
email Tim
Kevin Martin
Extension Educator, Business ManagementCLEREL
6592 West Main Road
Portland, NY 14769
phone 716-792-2800 x202
fax 716-792-2805
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Andy Muza
Extension EducatorPenn State Ext., Erie Co, PA.
606 West 2nd St.
Erie, PA 16507
phone 814-825-0900
fax 814-825-0900
email Andy
Peter Landre
Regional Ag Team Leader, Cornell Universityemail Peter
Jackie Dresser
Research TechnicianCLEREL
6592 West Main Rd
Portland, NY 14769
phone 716-792-2800 ext 204
email Jackie
Scott Ebert
Field Assistant 1CLEREL
6592 West Main Rd
Portland
phone 716-792-2800 ext 208
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Rhiann Jakubowski
Program Assistant - GISCLEREL
6592 West Main Road
Portland, NY 14769
phone 716-792-2800 x206
fax 716-792-2805
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Andy Joy
Field Tech IIICLEREL
6592 West Main Rd
Portland
phone 716-792-2800
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Vincent Kane
NEWA TechnicianCLEREL
6592 West Main Rd.
Portland, NY 14769
phone 716-792-2800 x 204
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Kim Knappenberger
Program Aid IICLEREL
6592 West Main Rd
Portland
phone 716-792-2800
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Madonna Martin
Field Assistant ICLEREL
6592 West Main Road
Portland, NY, 14769
phone 716-792-2800
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Kate Robinson
Administrative AssistantCLEREL
6592 W. Main Rd.
Portland, NY 14769
phone 716-792-2800 x201
fax 716-792-2805
email Kate
Daniel Sprague Jr.
Field CoordinatorCLEREL
6592 West Main Rd
Portland, NY 14769
phone 716-792-2800
email Daniel
Ted Taft
Research Support Specialist ICLEREL
6592 West Main Road
Portland, NY, 14769
phone 716-792-2800
fax 716-792-2805
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Upcoming Events
2019 LERGP Winter Grape Grower Conference
March 13, 2019
8:00am-4:00pm
Fredonia, NY
Come spend the day with the LERGP team and fellow growers engaging in presentations, vendor trade show and conversation. Continental breakfast and a catered lunch are included in fee. Agenda will be available once complete. Giveaways and drawings for prizes!Announcements
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.
Come Join Our Team!
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Viticulture Extension Specialist Position Open-The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program is an Extension team made up of collaborative efforts between Cornell and Penn State Universities and 5 county Extension offices. It is housed in Chautauqua County, NY in the middle of the Lake Erie Grape Belt, which runs from Niagara County, NY to Erie County, PA and consists of over 31,000 acres of grapes. This program partners with industry (Welch, National Grape, Constellation Brands, Walker's Wine Juice) to help to maintain and improve the vineyard operations in this region. The program is housed in a state of the art facility built in 2009. We work collaboratively with the Cornell Research team that currently is working on a 2.8 million dollar SCRI grant focusing on mechanized vineyard management and digital data collection, "Efficient Vineyard".
Areas of Work Interest:
Grower Education through traditional and innovative means
Vineyard Mechanization
Bud Hardiness
Vine Health
For more information or to apply, please use this link:
Tim Weigle, LERGP Team Leader 716-792-2802 thw4@cornell.edu
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