Business Management
While many might think that growing grapes and running a winery sounds like a perfect way to live, the fact is that these are businesses that require good information to make decisions about production practices, labor, marketing, and more. The Finger Lakes Grape Program works with experts from Cornell, Penn State, and the private and non-profit sectors to bring this kind of information to growers. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES
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Changes made to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard in 2015 are in effect starting January 2, 2017.
This page contains resources for understanding the new rules and links to materials that can be used in training workers and handlers.
The 2016 Finger Lakes Grape Price List is available for download. We received prices from fourteen buyers, and we thank them for submitting their prices to us. Keep in mind that the average price listed for each category and variety is NOT a weighted average based on tons purchased, but merely the average of the stated prices.
Average prices that are lower than 2015 are shaded in red, prices that are flat (plus or minus 0.5%) are shaded in yellow, and those that are higher than last year are shaded in green.
If you have any questions about the Price List, please don't hesitate to contact our office.
The 2015 Finger Lakes Grape Price List is available for download below. We received prices from thirteen buyers, and we thank them for submitting their prices to us. Keep in mind that the average price listed for each category and variety is NOT a weighted average based on tons purchased, but merely the average of the stated prices.
Average prices that are lower than 2014 are shaded in red, prices that are flat (plus or minus 0.5%) are shaded in yellow, and those that are higher than last year are shaded in green.
If you have any questions about the Price List, please don't hesitate to contact our office.
Changes to Agricultural Worker Protection Standard
Last Modified: January 9, 2017
Changes made to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard in 2015 are in effect starting January 2, 2017.
This page contains resources for understanding the new rules and links to materials that can be used in training workers and handlers.
2016 Finger Lakes Grape Price List
Last Modified: September 7, 2016
The 2016 Finger Lakes Grape Price List is available for download. We received prices from fourteen buyers, and we thank them for submitting their prices to us. Keep in mind that the average price listed for each category and variety is NOT a weighted average based on tons purchased, but merely the average of the stated prices.
Average prices that are lower than 2015 are shaded in red, prices that are flat (plus or minus 0.5%) are shaded in yellow, and those that are higher than last year are shaded in green.
If you have any questions about the Price List, please don't hesitate to contact our office.
Finger Lakes Grape Prices - 2015
Last Modified: August 27, 2015
The 2015 Finger Lakes Grape Price List is available for download below. We received prices from thirteen buyers, and we thank them for submitting their prices to us. Keep in mind that the average price listed for each category and variety is NOT a weighted average based on tons purchased, but merely the average of the stated prices.
Average prices that are lower than 2014 are shaded in red, prices that are flat (plus or minus 0.5%) are shaded in yellow, and those that are higher than last year are shaded in green.
If you have any questions about the Price List, please don't hesitate to contact our office.
Upcoming Events
Variable Rate Shoot Thinning Demonstration
May 24, 2019
12:00 PM
Branchport, NY
Terry Bates, director of the multi-state Efficient Vineyard project, will be in Branchport this Friday, May 24, to demonstrate a variable rate shoot thinning system that uses NDVI sensor data to change the rate of shoot thinning on the fly. This work is being done in preparation for the Shaulis Symposium Field Tour this summer, which will feature several new and emerging vineyard technologies during the tour.
Tailgate Meeting
May 28, 2019
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Canandaigua, NY
Our second tailgate meeting of 2019 will take place on May 28 at James Hicks Vineyard in Naples.Announcements
Katie Gold Named New Grape Pathologist
Katie Gold has been named as the new assistant professor of Grape Disease Ecology and Epidemiology at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva. Katie is currently completing her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Upon completion of her Ph.D., she will conduct postdoctoral research at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in California from August 2019 through January 2020. While at JPL, Katie will gain experience with the latest hardware and software for remote imaging with future application to digital agriculture and grape production. She will begin her tenure-track assistant professor position on February 1, 2020 with responsibilities that are 60% research and 40% extension.
Her research and extension seminars were on the topics of "Hyperspectral systems for pre-symptomatic potato disease detection" and "Agricultural sensors in Grape IPM", highlighting some of the tools and approaches that she will bring to the position. Katie is already setting up collaborations for her grape work in New York and plans to attend the American Society for Enology and Viticulture - Eastern Section Meeting in Geneva this July.