Impacts
The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program continues to make impacts on the growers and agri-business professionals of the grape industry of the entire Lake Erie region. In addition, the team has ongoing, farther reaching impacts on the consumers of Lake Erie Region grown grapes and the economy of the region.
LERGP Second Quarter 2018 Impacts
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LERGP First Quarter 2018 Impacts
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LERGP 2017 Annual Report
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LERGP Fourth Quarter 2017 Impacts
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LERGP Third Quarter 2017 Impacts
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LERGP Second Quarter 2017 Impacts
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LERGP First Quarter 2017 Impacts
Upcoming Events
2019 LERGP Winter Grape Grower Conference
March 13, 2019
8:00am-4:00pm
Fredonia, NY
Come spend the day with the LERGP team and fellow growers engaging in presentations, vendor trade show and conversation. Continental breakfast and a catered lunch are included in fee. Agenda will be available once complete. Giveaways and drawings for prizes!Announcements
Vineyard Improvement Program Applications
Vineyard Improvement Program: An Application GuideYou can apply for the Vineyard Improvement Program (VIP) at https://lergp.com/vip-application/.
LERGP.com also has more information about the program. Frequently asked questions, eligibility requirements, sample budgets and business plans are all available.
Come Join Our Team!
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Viticulture Extension Specialist Position Open-The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program is an Extension team made up of collaborative efforts between Cornell and Penn State Universities and 5 county Extension offices. It is housed in Chautauqua County, NY in the middle of the Lake Erie Grape Belt, which runs from Niagara County, NY to Erie County, PA and consists of over 31,000 acres of grapes. This program partners with industry (Welch, National Grape, Constellation Brands, Walker's Wine Juice) to help to maintain and improve the vineyard operations in this region. The program is housed in a state of the art facility built in 2009. We work collaboratively with the Cornell Research team that currently is working on a 2.8 million dollar SCRI grant focusing on mechanized vineyard management and digital data collection, "Efficient Vineyard".
Areas of Work Interest:
Grower Education through traditional and innovative means
Vineyard Mechanization
Bud Hardiness
Vine Health
For more information or to apply, please use this link:
Tim Weigle, LERGP Team Leader 716-792-2802 thw4@cornell.edu
LERGP Podcasts- check them out!
http://lergp.com/podcasts/
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