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One of the goals of the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program is to ensure that the research they conduct is useful to grape growers. One way to ensure this happens is to incorporate grower participation into any research project from the very beginning.
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.

Lake Erie Grape belt low temperatures in Feb 2015 reached -19 to -29 degrees F and this has caused variable damage to fruiting buds of grapevines. Viticulture Specialist, Luke Haggerty, and the CLEREL staff are evaluating the extent of bud damage from several vineyards across the region.
Local Grower Assists in the Development of Technology for the Lake Erie Concord
Last Modified: July 27, 2017
One of the goals of the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program is to ensure that the research they conduct is useful to grape growers. One way to ensure this happens is to incorporate grower participation into any research project from the very beginning.
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.
Freeze Damage
Last Modified: February 24, 2015

Lake Erie Grape belt low temperatures in Feb 2015 reached -19 to -29 degrees F and this has caused variable damage to fruiting buds of grapevines. Viticulture Specialist, Luke Haggerty, and the CLEREL staff are evaluating the extent of bud damage from several vineyards across the region.
Upcoming Events
LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting

July 16, 2025
Portland, NY
Come join us for timely and pertinent vineyard discussion, coffee, donuts and camaraderie.
LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting

July 23, 2025
Burt, NY
Come join us for timely and pertinent vineyard discussion, coffee, donuts and camaraderie.
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July 30, 2025 : LERGP Coffee Pot Meeting
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