LERGP Summer Grower Conference

August 15, 2018


2018 Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Summer Growers' Conference
August 15, 2018
Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory
6592 West Main Road, Portland, NY 14769

Agenda

7:30 AM Tradeshow set up begins

8:30 AM Registration and Tradeshow open

8:50 AM Welcome - Tim Weigle

9:00 - 9:30 AM Changes to Crop Insurance and Impacts for Lake Erie Grape Growers
Kevin Martin, LERGP, Penn State

9:30 - 10:00 AM Insect Update
Jody Timer, LERGP, Penn State

10:00 - 10:30 AM Managing glyphosate resistance horseweed and cover cropping for weed control
Dr. John Wallace, SIPS, Horticulture, Cornell University

10:30 - 11:00 AM Managing perennial weeds in a vineyard setting
Dr. Bryan Brown, NYS IPM Program, Cornell University

11:00 - 11:30 AM Spotted Laternfly - The New Invasive Species
Penn State University

11:30 - Noon CMU Update on Efficient Vineyard Project
Dr. Abhisesh Silwal, Carnegie Melon University

Noon - 1:30 PM Lunch and Visit Tradeshow

1:30 - 2:00 PM Precision Vineyard Imaging
Dr. Abhisesh Silwal, Carnegie Melon University

2:00 - 2:30PM Practical Applications of Soil and NDVI sensors in a Vineyard Operation
Jackie Dresser, Lake Erie Regional Grape Program

2:30 - 3:00 PM Mapping Vineyards by Drone
Jim Meyers, Eastern NY Commercial Hort Team, CCE, Cornell University

3:00 - 3:30 PM Variable rate applications from the "Efficient Vineyard" SCRI project
Terry Bates, LERGP, CLEREL Director

3:30 PM Adjourn