Newsletters
The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program publishes a Newsletter, The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Vineyard Notes, monthly during the growing season depending on need. The Newsletter contains timely, pertinent information regarding what is happening in our Region, as well as, a complete list of Upcoming Events. The Newsletter is available online (pdf), and delivered by mail to your home for an additional fee, as part of your membership.Please access past issues below.
The The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Electronic Crop Update contains timely articles specific to your needs during each "season", as well as, a list of Upcoming Events that are helpful to our grower membership.
During the growing season the LERGP Team Members contribute to an email Electronic Crop Update that is delivered weekly to your email box. A pdf version is also available that will contain all images, graphs, and figures that might not fit in the email version.
During the winter months the Electronic Crop Update is delivered bi-weekly to your email address.
Please access past issues below.
Archived Electronic Crop Updates
2024 Electronic Crop Updates
August 22, 2024 (PDF; 14480KB)
Main Topic: Herbicide, Crop Loss Determination, Mancozeb, SLF
August 15, 2024 (PDF; 16650KB)
Main Topic: Classifieds, Mancozeb
Main Topic: Mancozeb News
Main Topic: SLF in FLX, Metal v. Wood Post, Downy Mildew?
Main Topic: Cover Crop Costs, Crop Estimation, Vineyard Update
Main Topic: Crop Estimation, SLF Guides, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Natural Disaster Claim, Updates, GDD Chart
Main Topic: Funding Opportunities, Field Day, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Vineyard Updates, Events, Grant Opportunity
Main Topic: SLF Meeting f/u, Pest/ Disease Updates, Freeze
Main Topic: Frost Damage, H2A, Pest and Disease Updates
Main Topic: Funding Opportunities, Assessing Freeze Damage
Main Topic: SLF Workshop, PA Update, Grant Program
Main Topic: Bud Hardiness Temps, Sprayer Cailbrations, SLF mtg
Main Topic: SLF Workshop, Surveys, Nutrient Study
Main Topic: Welcome Andrew Holden Business Specialist
February 8, 2024 (PDF; 9185KB)
Main Topic: Upcoming event information
January 25, 2024 (PDF; 11522KB)
Main Topic: Cold Hardiness, SLF Education, VIP, NEWA
January 4, 2024 (PDF; 11818KB)
Main Topic: Tech Tuesdays - Ziram UPDATE, Newa, VIP
2023 Electronic Crop Updates
December 8, 2023 (PDF; 13006KB)
Main Topic: EPA Ziram Update
October 26, 2023 (PDF; 11570KB)
Main Topic: Mag. Potassium Deficiencies, 2024 Spray Program
October 12, 2023 (PDF; 14624KB)
Main Topic: Welcome Dr. German Vargas!
October 4, 2023 (PDF; 12071KB)
Main Topic: PA Vineyard Update
September 21, 2023 (PDF; 16343KB)
Main Topic: Brix, Botrytis, Sour Rot, Weeds, SLF, MALB
September 14, 2023 (PDF; 16788KB)
Main Topic: Berry Curve, Botrytis, Sour Rot, MALB, Fruit Flies
September 7, 2023 (PDF; 10383KB)
Main Topic: Concord Berry Curve, SLF, Vineyard Updates
August 24, 2023 (PDF; 11875KB)
Main Topic: Veraison, Vineyard Updates
August 17, 2023 (PDF; 12014KB)
Main Topic: EPA Herbicide Re-registration & Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Grape Berry Curve, Comm. Vehicle Awareness, Update
Main Topic: EPA, NY & PA Pest and Disease Updates, NEWA, VIP
Main Topic: GBM, Leaf Hopper, Crop Est. Disease Updates
Main Topic: H2A, PA Updates, Resistance & Rotation
Main Topic: CPM answers, PA Updates on Pest and disease
Main Topic: Rose Chafer, Surveys, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: In the Vineyard, Soil moisture, Businss
Main Topic: Frost alert and Vineyard Updates in NY & PA
Main Topic: Freeze Updates, Disease and Pest Updates
Main Topic: Bus Mgmnt Position, Vineyard Pest & Disease
Main Topic: Freeze Damage, MyEV Workshop, PA Updates
Main Topic: IPM Strategy, PA Disease Update, Spring Readiness
Main Topic: EPA Survey, NEWA, VIP, Soils testing
Main Topic: New Hires, Farewells, Conference, Business
Main Topic: Farm Services Agency Emergency Relief and Pandemic
Main Topic: In The Vineyard, Newa
February 20, 2023 (PDF; 11181KB)
Main Topic: Winter Conf Overview- Soil Health Costs
February 16, 2023 (PDF; 10686KB)
Main Topic: Bud Cold Hardiness, Highs and Low temps chart
February 9, 2023 (PDF; 12288KB)
Main Topic: Soil Ph, Bud cold hardiness, Area Low temps
January 26, 2023 (PDF; 12026KB)
Main Topic: Bud Cold Hardiness, Fertilizer and Labor Updates
January 12, 2023 (PDF; 13209KB)
Main Topic: Fertilizer Price Update, IPM Candidates
2022 Electronic Crop Updates
December 16, 2022 (PDF; 10931KB)
Main Topic: Spray Program Follow Up, Event information
December 1, 2022 (PDF; 7227KB)
Main Topic: Register for Conference- NY Labor Updates
November 10, 2022 (PDF; 8416KB)
Main Topic: In the Vineyard, VIP,NEWA, SLF Updates
October 27, 2022 (PDF; 7117KB)
Main Topic: Harvest, OT Labor News, Vineyard & ResearchUpdates
October 13, 2022 (PDF; 6042KB)
Main Topic: Efficient Harvest, SLF, Harvest Updates
Main Topic: NY Farm OT, NY Wine Industry Economic Impact Study
September 30, 2022 (PDF; 7997KB)
Main Topic: Bulk Harvesting, Ravaz Index, Updates
September 22, 2022 (PDF; 6104KB)
Main Topic: Borrowing Costs, MyEV Blog, Harvest Updates
September 15, 2022 (PDF; 9859KB)
Main Topic: Grape Price, Harvest, SLF, Vineyard Updates
September 8, 2022 (PDF; 5382KB)
Main Topic: Labor OT, Vineyard Updates, GDD
September 1, 2022 (PDF; 7968KB)
Main Topic: Berry Curve, GDD, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Demo Day, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Veraison, Updates, myEV, SLF, VIP
Main Topic: Demo Day, Vineyard Updates, Veraison
Main Topic: Economics of pH, Vineyard Updates, NEWA, CAPS
Main Topic: Demo Day, Vineyard and Cost Updates
Main Topic: North East PA updates, NEWA, VIP
Main Topic: Events, GBM, Water Stress, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Cover Crop, H-2A meeting
Main Topic: H-2A, CLEREL Demo Day, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Disparate Production Costs, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: PA Update
Main Topic: Pre Bloom, Bloom, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Row Middle term, Downy, powdery, spray timing
Main Topic: Labor, growth, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Crop Insurance, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Labor, Vineyard Updates, Restricted Chemicals
Main Topic: NYSDEC Exam, VIP, NEWA
Main Topic: Vine Acclimation, Agricultural Improvement Program
Main Topic: Price Updates, Free Spray Prog, Herbicide shortage
Main Topic: Cash Forecast Season, Winter Grower Conference
February 17, 2022 (PDF; 7779KB)
Main Topic: Round Up"date", Virtual Conf Part # 2 overview
February 3, 2022 (PDF; 8298KB)
Main Topic: Bud Hardiness, Business Update, Conf. Info, NEWA
January 20, 2022 (PDF; 9046KB)
Main Topic: Succession Planning,Conference, Bud Cold Hardiness
January 12, 2022 (PDF; 6695KB)
Main Topic: 2022 LERGP Winter Conference
2021 Electronic Crop Updates
November 4, 2021 (PDF; 8115KB)
Main Topic: Vintage 2021 Business Update, Late Harvest Season
October 21, 2021 (PDF; 10627KB)
Main Topic: MY EV Class, NPV, Vineyard Updates, NEWA, VIP
Main Topic: Safety Grant, SLF, Vineyard Updates
September 23, 2021 (PDF; 8583KB)
Main Topic: NEWA Notice, Managing Labor in Covid-19, updates
September 16, 2021 (PDF; 8993KB)
Main Topic: Potassium Market, Vineyard Updates
September 9, 2021 (PDF; 10369KB)
Main Topic: Black Leaves, Harvest Labor, Vineyard Updates
September 2, 2021 (PDF; 8549KB)
Main Topic: Across the Belt, Vineyard Updates
August 26, 2021 (PDF; 11752KB)
Main Topic: Veraison, Price and Vineyard Updates
August 19, 2021 (PDF; 11301KB)
Main Topic: Prices, Post Bloom, Vineyard Updates
August 12, 2021 (PDF; 11075KB)
Main Topic: Harvest Cost, Soil/petiole, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: herbicide update, winter cover crop, updates
Main Topic: Inflation, Crop Est. Results, PA Disease Pest
Main Topic: Cover Crop, Crop Est, Disease & Pest Updates
Main Topic: Hail damage, GBM, Reduce cost, Scout and Crop Est
Main Topic: Pruning Labor, GBM Spray Now, Crop Est. Disease
Main Topic: Crop Estimation, Vineyard Updates, MyEV tool mtg
Main Topic: Business Update, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Cover Crop, Bloom, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Secondary Control, Vineyard, Pest Disease Updates
Main Topic: Updates across the Vineyards
Main Topic: Bud and shoot development, disease, weather update
Main Topic: Freeze and Vineyard Health Updates, Crop Insurance
Main Topic: Frost, Fungicide, NEWA 3.0, Pest & Disease Updates
Main Topic: Fertilizer Prices, Bud Hardiness, Spray Program
Main Topic: Bud Hardiness Update, Pesticide Credit Opps
Main Topic: Fertilizer Prices, Pest Credit Opportunities
February 25, 2021 (PDF; 6532KB)
Main Topic: BEV, Fertilizer Prices, Resources
February 11, 2021 (PDF; 5308KB)
Main Topic: Labor Costs, Bud Hardiness, Pesticide Credits
January 28, 2021 (PDF; 7230KB)
Main Topic: Bud Hardiness, SLF, PA Pesticide Credits
January 14, 2021 (PDF; 6805KB)
Main Topic: Pest Credit Resources, Pruning, Updates
2020 Electronic Crop Updates
December 21, 2020 (PDF; 5839KB)
Main Topic: 2021 Pesticide Prices
December 3, 2020 (PDF; 6673KB)
Main Topic: CFAP2 Deadline, Research Updates, VIP, NEWA Update
November 12, 2020 (PDF; 7694KB)
Main Topic: Crop Insurance, SLF in Ithaca Area
October 29, 2020 (PDF; 7732KB)
Main Topic: CFAP2, Harvest, Grant Update
October 15, 2020 (PDF; 7490KB)
Main Topic: Frost Damage, Financial Assistance for Farms
Main Topic: NYS Paid Leave Mandate, Around the Region
September 17, 2020 (PDF; 6529KB)
Main Topic: Harvest Labor, Record Keeping, Vineyard updates
September 10, 2020 (PDF; 5958KB)
Main Topic: Efficient Harvest, Brix, Downy, GBM
September 3, 2020 (PDF; 5441KB)
Main Topic: EO on FICA, NY and PA Field Updates
Main Topic: Grape Prices, Purple, Disease and Pest updayes
Main Topic: Crop Estimation, Weeds, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Liquidity, Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Cover Crops, Vineyard Disease Pest Updates
Main Topic: Vineyard Updates, VIP, Disease Updates
Main Topic: Debt, Crop Estimation, GBM, PM
Main Topic: Post Bloom, Covid Plan, In the Vineyard
Main Topic: Bloom, Vineyard Care Cost, PA Disease & spray
Main Topic: Urease, Bloom Soon, Rose Chafer, Black Rot, Weathe
Main Topic: Vineyard updates, sanitizer, office hours
Main Topic: Frost Damage Vineyard Updates and Strategies
Main Topic: Frost Damage Update, Vineyard Scouting & PA Update
Main Topic: EIDL, Bud Progression, PA Update
Main Topic: Virtual Coffee Pot Meetings, Resources, PA Update
Main Topic: Vit info, Small Business Relief, Scouting Time
Main Topic: NYSDEC Updates, Paid Sick Leave, PA Update
Main Topic: Vine Awakening, CARES Act
Main Topic: Virtual Meetings, Effects of COVID-19, Pest Credit
February 20, 2020 (PDF; 10439KB)
Main Topic: Labor Market, Spring Ready, Paraquat Updates
February 6, 2020 (PDF; 6976KB)
Main Topic: Vineyard restoration, Partnerships, Cain Hickey
January 23, 2020 (PDF; 6172KB)
Main Topic: Bud Freezer, Chemical Price Update
Main Topic: Vine Acclimation, DOL Labor Updates, IPM Support
2019 Electronic Crop Updates
December 19, 2019 (PDF; 5505KB)
Main Topic: Support IPM- Dept of Labor OT Regulation review
December 12, 2019 (PDF; 6041KB)
Main Topic: Support IPM, pruning weights, Labor Law Event
October 31, 2019 (PDF; 5700KB)
Main Topic: Weed management, Harvest, Pa Updates
October 17, 2019 (PDF; 8091KB)
Main Topic: SLF, Shelling, Harvest & weather updates
Main Topic: GBM, HVM, Weather, Brix, Disease, Labor Law update
September 19, 2019 (PDF; 5866KB)
Main Topic: Harvest, Grape Berry Curve, Fruit Flies, Updates
September 5, 2019 (PDF; 7711KB)
Main Topic: Vineyard, VIP, Harvest Cost, Sour Rot, Fruit Flies
Main Topic: Concord Clone 30, Grape Prices, GBM, Weather
Main Topic: Late season fungicide, Grape Berry Moth Spray
Main Topic: GBM, Cover Crop Season
Main Topic: GBM, Berry Size, Pest and Disease Updates
Main Topic: Crop Estimation, Fair Labor Practice, Updates
Main Topic: Disease and Pest Update Andy Muza
Main Topic: GBM, Crop Estimation, Weather & Disease Update
Main Topic: Business, GRW, GBM, Crop Estimation, PA Updates
Main Topic: Pest Update, Crop Load calculator, Hort. BBQ-PA
Main Topic: Pests, Disease, weather updates, Shaulis Field day
Main Topic: Fert price, rotate materials, Pest, Rose Chafer
Main Topic: Bloom, Rose Chafer, GBM Model, PA Updates
Main Topic: Intrepid 2F SLNL, GIS Maps, PA Updates
Main Topic: SLF, Crop Ins, shoot thinning, PA updates, WPS
Main Topic: Cover Crop, SLF, Phomopsis, Shoot thinning
Main Topic: Spray program, Bud progress, Phomopsis, Business
Main Topic: eNEWA, WPS, Grape Flea Beetle, Climbing Cutworm
Main Topic: Market News, eNEWA, Phenology, Seeder Loaner Prog
Main Topic: Lake Erie Growing Season, SLF Distribution Update
Main Topic: 3" Spray Cost Reduction, VIP Update, Efficient Vin
February 21, 2019 (PDF; 4203KB)
Main Topic: Succession Planning, Cold Temps, Pesticide Credits
February 8, 2019 (PDF; 3983KB)
Main Topic: Pruning Labor Cost, NY PA Clean Sweep, Pest Credit
January 24, 2019 (PDF; 5006KB)
Main Topic: Upcoming Dates to Make Note of
January 10, 2019 (PDF; 1590KB)
Main Topic: VIP, PA Chemsweep, Winter Conference
2018 Electronic Crop Updates
December 13, 2018 (PDF; 4705KB)
Main Topic: SLF Update, Soil tests
October 18, 2018 (PDF; 4427KB)
Main Topic: Brix and SLF updates
Main Topic: Brix, SLF, North East Update
September 20, 2018 (PDF; 4957KB)
Main Topic: Fertilizer, SARE grants, SWD, PA Update
September 13, 2018 (PDF; 5623KB)
Main Topic: Spotted Lantern Fly, Honeyvine Milkweed, PA Update
September 6, 2018 (PDF; 3676KB)
Main Topic: Brix testing, GBM, Powdery Mildew
September 4, 2018 (PDF; 4526KB)
Main Topic: NE PA Update 8302018
Main Topic: Grape Prices, GBM, PA Updates
Main Topic: Summer Conference, Crop Ins. fact sheet, Updates
Main Topic: Disease and Pest updates NY and PA
Main Topic: Thinning, GBM timing, blackrot, weather
Main Topic: Cover Crop, Disease,Pest Updates, Conf. reg
Main Topic: Post Bloom, GBM, GRW, NE updates
Main Topic: GRW, Lumber Prices, Powdery, Downy, GLH
Main Topic: Urease, GRW, Rose Chafer, powdery, NE update
Main Topic: NEWA, Loaner Sensors, Rose Chafer, Honeyvine MW
Main Topic: Wayne Wilcox -Further Fungicide Updates
Main Topic: infection periods, Disease, weather updates
Main Topic: Bud Break, Spotted Lantern Fly, Bulk Grape Profit
Main Topic: Justifying costs, GDD update, IPM, NE Update
Main Topic: Labor Supply, GDD, eNEWA
Main Topic: out of Dormancy? NEW NEWA, Labor Supply
Main Topic: Economics of pH, Soil pH low? Now what?
Main Topic: Labor, Spotted Lantern Fly, Soil Ph, Conference
February 22, 2018 (PDF; 5336KB)
Main Topic: Credits, Welch's juice is where?
February 8, 2018 (PDF; 4135KB)
Main Topic: Ag Assessment, Soil Health survey
Main Topic: CORRECTION to 01/25/2018
January 25, 2018 (PDF; 4240KB)
Main Topic: Input costs, new varieties, NEWA survey, SWD
January 18, 2018 (PDF; 5326KB)
Main Topic: Weather and hardiness, Payroll, SWD seminar
January 12, 2018 (PDF; 3239KB)
Main Topic: Tax Reform, New Vit Ext Specialist
2017 Electronic Crop Updates
November 17, 2017 (PDF; 5447KB)
Main Topic: Labor Market, Powdery Mildew
November 2, 2017 (PDF; 5890KB)
Main Topic: Spotted Lanternfly, Harvest is a Wrap
October 19, 2017 (PDF; 4314KB)
Main Topic: New Soil pH, GIS & GBM, WPS visits, NE Update
September 28, 2017 (PDF; 3921KB)
Main Topic: Fertilizer, Vit. Ext Specialist, North East Update
September 14, 2017 (PDF; 7246KB)
Main Topic: PA Updates
September 7, 2017 (PDF; 5510KB)
Main Topic: GBM, Weather damage, Late season DM, PA update
Main Topic: Family Leave, Open House, Pest & Disease Updat
Main Topic: Concord Bloom 70 Days Post Bloom
Main Topic: Cash flow, GBM, North East PA Updates
Main Topic: Summer Conference, Brix testing, Pest, Disease
Main Topic: Cover Crop Planting, Pest, Disease, weather Update
Main Topic: Economics of thinning, GBM, GRW, PA Update
Main Topic: ROI, IPM, PA Update
Main Topic: Crop Insurance, Pest, Weather, Weather update
Main Topic: fertilizer cost, GBM, Grape Rootworm, NE update
Main Topic: GBM, Grape Rootworm, Downy Mildew, Weather Update
Main Topic: GBM, Black Rot, Powdery Mildew, Weather
Main Topic: Disease and Pest
Main Topic: Paid FamilyLeave, Eutypa, Bloom, WPS, PA Updates
Main Topic: Farm decisions, disease mgmt. Weather update
Main Topic: Phomopsis
Main Topic: Prebloom decisions, Phomopsis, shoot thinning
Main Topic: Spray timing, North East UPdate
Main Topic: Potash News, New LERGP web-site
Main Topic: Concord Utilization, WPS
Main Topic: Conf. Bud Hardiness, Harvest Costs
February 16, 2017 (PDF; 3174KB)
Main Topic: Winter Growers' Conference Preview
February 2, 2017 (PDF; 3606KB)
Main Topic: New Web-site, NEWA, Lake Temp, Crop Insurance
January 19, 2017 (PDF; 3334KB)
Main Topic: Going Bulk, NEWA, Cornell Soil Test, SCRI Update
2016 Electronic Crop Updates
December 21, 2016 (PDF; 6381KB)
Main Topic: WPS, Bud Hardiness, SCRI, Input Costs
December 8, 2016 (PDF; 7057KB)
Main Topic: Succession, Pruning, WPS, Winter Conference
November 30, 2016 (PDF; 343KB)
Main Topic: Small Berry Workshop Announcement
November 10, 2016 (PDF; 4362KB)
Main Topic: Profitability, Soil Tests, Grapes on Ground?
Main Topic: Profitability, Soil Tests, Grapes on Ground?
October 27, 2016 (PDF; 3828KB)
Main Topic: Harvest in Review
October 13, 2016 (PDF; 5517KB)
Main Topic: Enforcement of Stated Grape Price, Black Rot
September 29, 2016 (PDF; 5404KB)
Main Topic: Federal Programming Update, Brix, Berry Size, WPS
September 15, 2016 (PDF; 4533KB)
Main Topic: Harvest economics, pests, crops
September 8, 2016 (PDF; 7105KB)
Main Topic: Crop size, Bery Curve, Downy Mildew, GBM
Main Topic: COVER CROP WORKSHOP, pricing, GBM, Weather
Main Topic: Cover Crop Conf, Pricing, Weather, Disease, Pests
Main Topic: Drought Stress, Harvest Ops, Pest & Disease Up
Main Topic: Drought Stress, GBM, Disease, Weather Update
Main Topic: Water Stress, Black Rot, GBD, LeafHopper
Main Topic: GBM Sprays, Pests, Water Stress, Events
Main Topic: LLC, Disease and Pest, Berry Curve, Crop Est
Main Topic: Thinning and Drought, Berry set, Disease and Pest
Main Topic: Row Middle Mgmt, Dry Weather, disease, pests
Main Topic: Bloom, petiole sampling, Pests, Grape Tumid
Main Topic: Bloom, NDVI, Pesticide Costs, IPM, Rose Chafer
Main Topic: Worker Productivity, Bloom, NE Update
Main Topic: Baby Haggerty, Early Season IPM, Adjuvants
Main Topic: Cover Crop, NDVI, IPM, North East Update
Main Topic: Practicing Discretion, Bud Break, Early Season IPM
Main Topic: Steely Beetle, Climbing Cutworm, Phenology Update
Main Topic: Important Frost Damage Update!!!
Main Topic: Important Frost Damage Update!!!
Main Topic: Coffee Pot Schedule, Extension Articles
Main Topic: labor law issues, orange slime, GDD
Main Topic: Bud Break Progression, NEWA, Input Costs
Main Topic: Enhancement Grant update, Weather, IPM NEWA
February 18, 2016 (PDF; 3594KB)
Main Topic: Enhancement Grant, Bud Hardiness
February 18, 2016 (PDF; 3567KB)
Main Topic: Enhancement Grant, Bud Hardiness
February 4, 2016 (PDF; 3068KB)
Main Topic: Bud Hardiness, Grape Market finds Bottom?
January 22, 2016 (PDF; 2343KB)
Main Topic: The Perfect Cold, Tax update
Main Topic: Tolls, Credits, bud hardiness
2015 Electronic Crop Updates
December 18, 2015 (PDF; 1989KB)
Main Topic: Cold acclimation, Financial Assessment, NEWA
December 3, 2015 (PDF; 2342KB)
Main Topic: Vineyard Operating Budget, Pruning Goals
November 20, 2015 (PDF; 1774KB)
October 22, 2015 (PDF; 2822KB)
Main Topic: Winter Ready, 2016 Grape Guidelines Suggestions
Main Topic: Shelling, Crop Insurance Meeting, NE Lab Update
September 24, 2015 (PDF; 2584KB)
Main Topic: Nutrient deficiency, MALB. SWD,Harvest Challenges
September 10, 2015 (PDF; 1075KB)
Main Topic: GBM Model, Crop Insurance, Sampling
September 3, 2015 (PDF; 1266KB)
Main Topic: GBM, Ripening, Crop Insurance, North East Update
Main Topic: GBM, Bonded Dealers, Veraison
Main Topic: Prices announced, GBM, Veraison, North East Update
Main Topic: GBM Andy Muza
Main Topic: Disease, GBM, Cover Crops
Main Topic: North East PA Update
Main Topic: Flood damage, Disease and Pest Update
Main Topic: GBM Costs,Water logged roots, GBM Model, PA Update
Main Topic: Admire Pro, soils, IPM, NE Update
Main Topic: Varying degrees of Freeze damage, Need to Scout
Main Topic: Spray Cost, Grape Bloom and Fruit Set, IPM
Main Topic: Nitrogen, IPM, Bloom Prediction
Main Topic: Production Expense, Shoot Length Variation, IPM
Main Topic: Weed sprays, Multi Row Technology, Frost/Freeze
Main Topic: Survey, Bud progression, Bloom Date
Main Topic: 2015 Disease Update, Snow-line, Cash Forecast
Main Topic: Managing Winter damage, pests and weeds
Main Topic: eNEWA, Bud Assessment, Concord Supply
February 26, 2015 (PDF; 2031KB)
Main Topic: Bud Assessment
February 20, 2015 (PDF; 391KB)
Main Topic: Preliminary Damage Report
January 29, 2015 (PDF; 1369KB)
Main Topic: Managing cost, Low Temps, 2(ee) Grape Rootworm
January 29, 2015 (PDF; 1369KB)
Main Topic: Managing cost, Low Temps, 2(ee) Grape Rootworm
January 15, 2015 (PDF; 1832KB)
Main Topic: Prepurchasing supplies, Cold Snap, Reading Labels
2014 Electronic Crop Updates
December 18, 2014 (PDF; 2172KB)
Main Topic: Farm Bureau Meeting, DEC Credits, Pruning Options
November 21, 2014 (PDF; 3621KB)
Main Topic: Invasive Species, Cold Weather Effects
November 6, 2014 (PDF; 1240KB)
Main Topic: Bench Marking, Soil Health
Main Topic: Soils testing and Harvest Home Stretch
Main Topic: Luke's Brix and weather Updates
Main Topic: The Numbers, Weather & Brix Data, Labor Laws,
Main Topic: Brix Update
September 25, 2014 (PDF; 1332KB)
Main Topic: Concord Berry Curve, Pre-Harvest Numbers, Weather
September 18, 2014 (PDF; 2344KB)
Main Topic: Cooperatives, Brix Levels, GBM, Updates
September 11, 2014 (PDF; 1447KB)
Main Topic: Electronic Records Mgmnt, Update Brix and Sampling
September 4, 2014 (PDF; 1541KB)
Main Topic: Harvest Efficiency, Sampling, Late Season GBM,
Main Topic: Accelerated Depreciation, Veraison, PA News
Main Topic: Concord market, GBM on NEWA, Veraison, PA update
Main Topic: Sour Rot, Economics of GDM sprays, GBM on NEWA
Main Topic: Damage Survey, GBM, Value of Estimation & Samp
Main Topic: crown gall, GBM, weather data
Main Topic: GBM, Crop estimation, Planning Costs, Weather data
Main Topic: GBM, Berry Curve, Thinning
Main Topic: Grape Acre Values, Berry Set & Crop Estimation
Main Topic: Crown Gall, Grape Rootworm, Juice Demand
Main Topic: Grower Investments, Bloom, GBM
Main Topic: Bloom, Spray timing, Pests
Main Topic: TAP, Bloom, Pests
Main Topic: Urea cost, Counting Clusters, Orange Slime Time
Main Topic: Check writing tool, Prune Wine grapes, IPM basics
Main Topic: Bud Break, Early Season Investments & Disease
Main Topic: Seely Beetle, Cutworm, Vineyard Damage, Bud Break
Main Topic: Bud Break, LE GDD, Potash Pricing, IPM & Honey
Main Topic: TAP reimbursement, Cold Temp Recordings
Main Topic: Bud Assessment, IPM, Grape Market Strategy
Main Topic: Accelerated Depreciation, Bud Damage, CleansweepNY
Main Topic: Affordable Care Act, Bud Assessment, IPM
Main Topic: Bud Assessment, CDL Training, eNEWA
February 20, 2014 (PDF; 2146KB)
Main Topic: Concord Crop Surprises, Luke Haggerty in the News
February 6, 2014 (PDF; 2831KB)
Main Topic: Planting Costs, Winter Injury Assessment
January 23, 2014 (PDF; 2055KB)
Main Topic: Timing 2014 Input Costs, Winter Injury Assessment
Main Topic: Pruning Labor Market, NEWA, Deep Freeze
2013 Electronic Crop Updates
December 19, 2013 (PDF; 1347KB)
Main Topic: Tax Season Information, Winter Grower Conference
November 21, 2013 (PDF; 1836KB)
Main Topic: Expected Value of Crop Insurance, 2014 Membership
November 7, 2013 (PDF; 1396KB)
Main Topic: 2014 LERGP Membership Enrollment; GBM Post Harvest
Main Topic: Harvest, IPM strategy next year, ACA, GBM
October 10, 2013 (PDF; 1191KB)
Main Topic: Nutrient deficiencies/foliar disorders; ACA webina
October 10, 2013 (PDF; 1191KB)
Main Topic: Nutrient deficiencies/foliar disorders; ACA webina
September 26, 2013 (PDF; 1414KB)
Main Topic: Scout now, nutrient deficiencies & foliar diso
September 12, 2013 (PDF; 963KB)
Main Topic: Grape Berry Moth, GDDs, Weather Data
September 5, 2013 (PDF; 1203KB)
Main Topic: Electronic Records Mngt, Downy Mildew, Weather Dat
Main Topic: GBM, Downy Mildew, Licensing of Farm Products Deal
Main Topic: LE Growing Season & Concord Dev... so far, PM,
Main Topic: GBM, Downy Mildew, Revised Ins. Table, Phenology
Main Topic: GBM, Crop est & thinning, Disease, Weather Dat
Main Topic: Grape Berry Moth, Black Rot, Table 2. Insecticides
Main Topic: Weather Data and Upcoming Events
Main Topic: Cultural Practices, Summer Growers' Conf, Insects
Main Topic: 7-11-2013 Electronic Crop Update
Main Topic: 7-3-2013 Electronic Crop Update
Main Topic: Information about LERGP Summer Growers' Conference
February 28, 2013 (PDF; 2360KB)
February 14, 2013 (PDF; 2540KB)
January 31, 2013 (PDF; 1228KB)
2012 Electronic Crop Updates
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