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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 ext 207
fax 716-792-2805
email Terry
Andrew Holden
LERGP Business Management EducatorCLEREL
6592 W. Main Rd.
Portland
phone 716-792-2800 ext 202
cell 716-640-2656
email Andrew
Jennifer Russo
Team Leader, ViticulturalistCLEREL
6592 West Main Road
Portland NY 14769
phone 716-792-2800 ext 204
email Jennifer
Megan Luke
PSU Viticulture and Tree Fruit Educatorcell 716-397-9674
email Megan
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
Kim Knappenberger
Extension SpecialistCLEREL
6592 West Main Rd
Portland
phone 716-792-2800
email Kim
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
email Ted
Upcoming Events
LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #1 -Special Spotted Lanternfly Focus
May 1, 2024 : LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting
North East, PA
Come learn how to manage SLF when it arrives. Discussion will be centered around Spotted Lanternfly research, management, experience and best practice for dealing with new and established infestations. Lunch is provided today.
LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #2
May 8, 2024 : LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting
Irving, NY
Come join us for timely and pertinent vineyard discussion, coffee, donuts, camaraderie and pesticide credits.
LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting #3
May 15, 2024 : LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting
Ripley, NY
Come join us for timely and pertinent vineyard discussion, coffee, donuts, camaraderie and pesticide credits.
Announcements
Welcome Andrew Holden to the LERGP team!
In case you have not heard yet, we have filled the vacant position of Business Management Educator. We are pleased to welcome Andrew Holden to our team. Here is a brief introduction with a little background. Please stop in to say hello and introduce yourself. Bring questions- he is ready to get to know you and your farm operation!The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program welcomed Andrew Holden, LERGP's Business Management Specialist, to our team on March 1, 2024, filling the vacancy since May 2023. Andrew pursued his education at Ohio State University, earning a B.S. in Agribusiness and Applied Economics and later obtaining an M.S. in Agricultural and Extension Education. In his previous role he served as the Ashtabula County Agricultural Extension Educator with Ohio State University Extension for the past 5 years. Andrew is eager to bring his passion for agriculture, grapes, and wine along with his economic knowledge to this new position and to the growers in the Lake Erie Grape Region. He is looking forward to engaging with growers to help him understand their needs to ensure that his role equips them with the tools needed for success. His office is located at the Cornell AgriTech campus in Portland, NY (CLEREL).
Commercial Vehicle Awareness slide presentation
NYS Trooper, Matt Luft, presented on Commercial Vehicle Awareness at CLEREL on Thursday, August 2nd. He has given us the permission to share his slides for you to reference at your convenience to share with others or to review. Please reference this link.LERGP Podcasts- check them out!
LERGP POD CASTSLake Erie Regional Grape Program - Cornell Cooperative Extension
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