Contact Us
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 ext 207
fax 716-792-2805
email Terry

Jennifer Russo
Team Leader, ViticulturalistCLEREL
6592 West Main Road
Portland NY 14769
phone 716-792-2800 ext 204
email Jennifer

Kevin Martin
Extension Educator, Business ManagementCLEREL
6592 West Main Road
Portland, NY 14769
phone 716-397-9674
email Kevin
Peter Landre
Regional Ag Team Leader, Cornell Universityemail Peter

Scott Ebert
Field Assistant 1CLEREL
6592 West Main Rd
Portland
phone 716-792-2800 ext 208
email Scott

Rhiann Eckstrom
Program Assistant - GISCLEREL
6592 West Main Road
Portland, NY 14769
phone 716-792-2800 ext 206
fax 716-792-2805
email Rhiann

Andy Joy
Field Tech IIICLEREL
6592 West Main Rd
Portland
phone 716-792-2800
email Andy

Kim Knappenberger
Program Aid IICLEREL
6592 West Main Rd
Portland
phone 716-792-2800
email Kim

Madonna Martin
Field Assistant ICLEREL
6592 West Main Road
Portland, NY, 14769
phone 716-792-2800
email Madonna

Kate Robinson
Administrative AssistantCLEREL
6592 West 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
email Ted
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.If you see a Spotted Lanternfly:
1-Take a photo
2-Collect it
3-Squish it
4-Report it
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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