Current Projects
Final reports and results of our research can found throughout this site. But, because some of our work can span several years to gather information, review and summarize our findings, we want to keep you abreast of our current projects. Check back for updates on our progress. Complete Current Projects Winter Content
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.
The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program, in conjunction with the NYS IPM Program, held the first annual Lake Erie Hops Conference at the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory (CLEREL) in Portland, NY. The workshop was aimed toward those who are interested in hops production in the Lake Erie Region. Current growers and potential hops growers had the opportunity to learn about the history of hops in New York, opportunities with the Northeast Hops Alliance, preparation and considerations before planting hops, pest management, weed control, equipment for hops production, economics of hops productions, and marketing to brewers.
James Taylor, Post-Doctoral Fellow
The LERGP team at CLEREL are researching and developing methods to incorporate information from high-resolution canopy sensors into Concord (and Niagara) production systems. Two sensing systems are being trialed; the N-Tech GreenSeeker and Holland Scientific CropCircle. These canopy sensors operate by measuring the reflectance of visible (Blue, Green and/or Red) and Near Infra-Red (NIR) light from the leaves. The amount of reflectance is dependent on i) the number of leaves and ii) the health (color and cell structure) of these leaves.
Rhiann Jakubowski, Program Assistant - GIS
In 2011, indvidual vineyard block boundaries in the Lake Erie grape belt region were manually mapped using ArcGIS software with funding providced by Cornell Cooperative Extension Administrion Special Smith Lever Funding.
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.
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Hosts Hops Conference in Western New York
Last Modified: July 23, 2013
The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program, in conjunction with the NYS IPM Program, held the first annual Lake Erie Hops Conference at the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory (CLEREL) in Portland, NY. The workshop was aimed toward those who are interested in hops production in the Lake Erie Region. Current growers and potential hops growers had the opportunity to learn about the history of hops in New York, opportunities with the Northeast Hops Alliance, preparation and considerations before planting hops, pest management, weed control, equipment for hops production, economics of hops productions, and marketing to brewers.
Adapting Canopy Sensing Systems into Juice Grape Production
James Taylor, Post-Doctoral Fellow
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
Last Modified: April 10, 2013
The LERGP team at CLEREL are researching and developing methods to incorporate information from high-resolution canopy sensors into Concord (and Niagara) production systems. Two sensing systems are being trialed; the N-Tech GreenSeeker and Holland Scientific CropCircle. These canopy sensors operate by measuring the reflectance of visible (Blue, Green and/or Red) and Near Infra-Red (NIR) light from the leaves. The amount of reflectance is dependent on i) the number of leaves and ii) the health (color and cell structure) of these leaves.
GIS Mapping of Lake Erie Vineyards
Rhiann Jakubowski, Program Assistant - GIS
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
Last Modified: November 19, 2012
In 2011, indvidual vineyard block boundaries in the Lake Erie grape belt region were manually mapped using ArcGIS software with funding providced by Cornell Cooperative Extension Administrion Special Smith Lever Funding.
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