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March 2015

2015 Winter Grape Grower Conference

March 16, 2015
8:00am-4:00pm
Fredonia, NY

Please join us for our annual Winter Grape Grower Conference. This is a great day to meet up with fellow growers to participate in talks & panel discussions and to enjoy great food and company! View full agenda by selecting details tab.

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Wine Label Approval Workshop

March 26, 2015
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Seneca Falls, NY

Demaris Brown, labeling specialist with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau will speak on the wine label approval process. Demaris has been with the Advertising, Labeling and Formulation Division (ALFD) of the TTB for nearly five years.

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April 2015

Mechanical Pruning Demo

April 2, 2015
5:00 pm
Hector, NY

The Finger Lakes Grape Program will b holding a mechanical pruning demonstration with Hazlitt Vineyards Thursday, April 2nd.

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CORE Training & Pesticide Applicator's License Exam

April 2, 2015
9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00-3:00pm
Portland, NY

CORE Training & Pesticide Applicator's License Exam

The morning session will consist of a "CORE" training class that will run from 9:00am-Noon. This session is designed to be a review for the exam that follows in the afternoon. This session is not required to take the exam, but does qualify particpants for 3.0 DEC credits.

The exam held in the afternoon is conducted by the NYSDEC. You MUST register through them. All information pertaining to this exam is included on the PDF form titled Instructions for applying for the exam.Instructions for ordering manuals from The Cornell Store are also included. These forms are found by clicking "view details".
Pre-registration is required for both events.

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Worker Protection Standard Training

April 6, 2015
10:00am-11:30am
Jamestown, NY

Tim Weigle, NYS IPM Program will lead participants in an overview of the Worker Protection Standard by showing the Michigan State University video, Pesticide Handlers and the Worker Protection Standard. The video itself is 50 minutes, and will be accompanied by a question and answer session.

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Dr. Markus Keller: Cold hardiness and cold damage in grapevines

April 7, 2015
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Geneva, NY

Dr. Markus Keller, professor of viticulture at Washington State University in Prosser, WA, will be discussing some of his work on understanding grapevine cold hardiness and preventing winter injury. Preregistration is requested.

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Wine Workshop

April 9, 2015
8:00am-4:00pm
Portland, NY

Join Denise Gardner, Enology Extension Associate, Penn State University, Chris Gerling, Enology Extension Associate, Cornell University, Anna Katharine Mansfield, Associate Professor of Enology, Cornell University for a full day of talks to identify, measure and mitigate potential risk areas and develop standard operating procedures in the winery.

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May 2015

Tailgate Meeting May 5th

May 5, 2015
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Prattsburg, NY

Our annual series of tailgate meetings will be starting up again on Tuesday, May 5, with our first meeting taking place at Vine Country Farms (Roy and Gordon Taft) in Pulteney.

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