Newsletter
Finger Lakes Vineyard Notes - a newsletter by the Finger Lakes Grape Program. Articles are written by
Viticulture Extension Specialist Hans Walter-Peterson, Viticulture Community Educator Gillian Trimber, Statewide Grape IPM Specialist Tim Weigle, Cornell faculty and other guest authors, and cover all aspects of grape production, including pruning and training, fertilization, pest management, farm business management, and marketing. The Vineyard Notes newsletter is sent electronically to all subscribers. Paper copies are available for an additional $10/year fee to help cover printing and mailing costs.
Finger Lakes Vineyard Updates - A weekly e-mail message with timely reminders on pest management,
cultural practices, weather conditions, and meeting notices. Articles are brief and focused on current
vineyard tasks. Links to online resources are provided within the message.
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Archived Vineyard Updates
Main Topic: Enrollment Reminder
January 12, 2017 (PDF; 2849KB)
Main Topic: Input Needed
December 20, 2016 (PDF; 1817KB)
Main Topic: Bud Hardiness and Changes to WPS
November 3, 2016 (PDF; 1831KB)
Main Topic: The Weather Desk
September 21, 2016 (PDF; 1684KB)
Main Topic: Final Weekly Update
September 15, 2016 (PDF; 1798KB)
Main Topic: Growing Degree Days
September 7, 2016 (PDF; 2380KB)
Main Topic: Early Harvest
Main Topic: Ready, Set, Harvest!
Main Topic: Getting Through Verasion
Main Topic: Signs of Verasion
Main Topic: A Boost of Rain!!
Main Topic: Veraison!!
Main Topic: Rain, Finally
Main Topic: Welcoming Rain
Main Topic: Rain Fall this Season
Main Topic: Vine Stress
Main Topic: Dry..
Main Topic: Teasing Weather
Main Topic: Weather and Bloom
Main Topic: Bloom!
Main Topic: Wild Grapes In Bloom
Main Topic: Shoot Growth
Main Topic: Dodging the Cold
Main Topic: Budbreak and Beyond!
Main Topic: May Budbreak!
Main Topic: Weather and Budbreak
Main Topic: Bud Break
Main Topic: Cold Weather
Main Topic: Winter & Enrollments
February 5, 2016 (PDF; 2124KB)
Main Topic: Register for BEV NY
December 23, 2015 (PDF; 3223KB)
Main Topic: Wacky Weather
October 30, 2015 (PDF; 2166KB)
Main Topic: New York Growing
Main Topic: Weather has it's impacts
September 23, 2015 (PDF; 1537KB)
Main Topic: September Makes It Better
September 16, 2015 (PDF; 1656KB)
Main Topic: The hot, dry weather noticeable effect on maturity
September 10, 2015 (PDF; 1973KB)
Main Topic: Basal leaves are turning yellow
September 2, 2015 (PDF; 1421KB)
Main Topic: No Rain For 13 Consecutive Days
Main Topic: Finger Lakes Bathing in a Soup of Heat
Main Topic: Veraison Marches On
Main Topic: A Lot Going On This Week and Next Week
Main Topic: A Lot Going On This Week and Next
Main Topic: A Lot Going On This Week and Next
Main Topic: Veraison Has Arrived in the Finger Lakes
Main Topic: Viticulture Community Educator Position Opening
Main Topic: Primary Word "Wet"
Main Topic: GBM
Main Topic: IPM: Downy Mildew
Main Topic: IPM: Downy Mildew
Main Topic: What A Difference A Week Makes
Main Topic: What A Difference A Week Makes
Main Topic: Record Rainfall In Some Areas Everyday
Main Topic: Arrived At Bloom Earlier Season Varieties
Main Topic: In The Vineyard
Main Topic: Close Eye on Temperatures in the Vineyards
Main Topic: Shoot Growth Indicator of Vines Survival
Main Topic: Amazing What A Little Heat Will Do
Main Topic: Spring Grape IPM Meeting
Main Topic: Spring Grape IPM Meeting
Main Topic: Final 2014-15 Winter Hardiness Data Posted
Main Topic: Bud Hardiness Update
January 30, 2015 (PDF; 2692KB)
Main Topic: B.E.V. NY 2015 Registration
January 15, 2015 (PDF; 1544KB)
Main Topic: Below Zero Temperatures
December 10, 2014 (PDF; 2106KB)
Main Topic: Sampling for Winter Bud Hardiness
November 5, 2014 (PDF; 1757KB)
Main Topic: New Member to the Finger Lakes Grape Program
October 15, 2014 (PDF; 2039KB)
Main Topic: A Little Bit of Everything Being Picked
Main Topic: "The Best September Ever"
Main Topic: Good Weather In The Finger Lakes
September 24, 2014 (PDF; 2072KB)
Main Topic: Weather Next Week Almost Ideal for Harvest
September 17, 2014 (PDF; 2108KB)
Main Topic: Significant Cool Down
September 11, 2014 (PDF; 2267KB)
Main Topic: Some Varieties Ready For Harvest
September 3, 2014 (PDF; 2448KB)
Main Topic: Harvest Off and Running
September 3, 2014 (PDF; 2448KB)
Main Topic: Harvest Off and Running
Main Topic: "I'm back in the saddle again"
Main Topic: Winter Injury 2014 Wrap Up
Main Topic: Summer Is Slipping Away
Main Topic: IPM - Grape Berry Moth
Main Topic: Rainfall
Main Topic: Many Blocks of Concords Are Surprisingly High
Main Topic: Canopies Are Filling Fairly Quickly
Main Topic: Grower Survey to Help Assess Crop Loss
Main Topic: Equipment Demo Meeting
Main Topic: Bloom Wrapping Up
Main Topic: Bloom Has Arrived in the Finger Lakes
Main Topic: Early Hybrid Varieties Well Into Bloom This Week
Main Topic: Early Hybrid Varieties Well Into Bloom This Week
Main Topic: A Somewhat Slow and Soggy Start
Main Topic: What A Little Sun and Heat Will Do To Grapevines
Main Topic: Heavy Rains in the Finger Lakes
Main Topic: IPM Meeting Reminder
Main Topic: Things Are Beginning To Warm Up!
Main Topic: Early Budswell
Main Topic: Winter Bud Injury by Location
Main Topic: Winter Injury Update
January 30, 2014 (PDF; 1889KB)
Main Topic: Winter Injury in the Finger Lakes
January 16, 2014 (PDF; 1310KB)
Main Topic: Polar Votex in Finger Lakes Vineyards
December 23, 2013 (PDF; 1156KB)
Main Topic: A Few Final Notes Before the Holidays
November 13, 2013 (PDF; 1424KB)
Main Topic: Season Summary
October 23, 2013 (PDF; 1009KB)
Main Topic: Harvesting
Main Topic: BSN is a "syndrome"
Main Topic: 75 Different Varieties of Grapes in FL
September 25, 2013 (PDF; 1102KB)
Main Topic: Wineries & Processors Start Bringing In Grapes
September 18, 2013 (PDF; 1188KB)
Main Topic: Pace of Harvest
September 11, 2013 (PDF; 1303KB)
Main Topic: Using Oxidate for Botrytis Control
September 4, 2013 (PDF; 1336KB)
Main Topic: Early Stages of Harvest
Main Topic: Harvest Is Underway In the Finger Lakes This Week
Main Topic: Berries continue to move into most vineyards
Main Topic: Vineyards Continue to Push Through Veraison Week
Main Topic: Running Headlong Into Ripening Season
Main Topic: Larger Than Normal Crops
Main Topic: In The Vineyard
Main Topic: Shoot Growth Kicked Into High Gear
Main Topic: Fruit Set In Most Vineyards
Main Topic: Bloom Seems To Be Wrapping Up.
Main Topic: Drier Weather Helps with Bloom
Main Topic: Factors That Influence Fruit Growth
Main Topic: Bloom Has Started
Main Topic: Cool Weather Slowed Growth
Main Topic: Hail Damage
Main Topic: How Low Did It Go
Main Topic: 2013 Spring Grape Pest Management Meeting
Main Topic: 2013 Growing Season
Main Topic: Final Bud Hardiness Samples 2013
Main Topic: NY Grape & Wine Classified Site "Reboot"
Main Topic: 2012 Enrollees Final Updates
February 14, 2013 (PDF; 450KB)
Main Topic: Viticulture 2013
January 18, 2013 (PDF; 1664KB)
Main Topic: Winter Bud Hardiness
September 12, 2012 (PDF; 966KB)
Main Topic: Finger Lakes Grape Pricing
Main Topic: Still Early Throes of Harvest
Main Topic: Harvest Is Underway
Archived Vineyard Notes Newsletter
February 2, 2017 (PDF; 4824KB)
December 22, 2015 (PDF; 2384KB)
September 2, 2015 (PDF; 1606KB)
September 12, 2014 (PDF; 3760KB)
December 23, 2013 (PDF; 1967KB)
September 1, 2012 (PDF; 3736KB)
Upcoming Events
CleanSweepNY Collection Event
September 6 - October 8, 2017
The Fall 2017 CleanSweepNY pesticide collection event will be taking place the week of October 2nd in DEC Region 8, which includes the counties of Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, and Yates.OSHA Forklift Course
September 28, 2017
9am - 1pm
King Ferry, NY
OSHA Outreach Authorized Trainer Jeff Hauser of Liftech Equipment Companies (Syracuse, NY) will be conducting a Forklift Certification Class at Treleaven on 9/28/2017 at 9 am. The class will take approximately 4 hours to complete and will be conducted using a sit down forklift truck. After completing the class, operators will receive OSHA forklift certification. Check out Liftech here: http://www.liftech.com/ EnoCert 203: Winery Safety and Sanitation
September 30 - November 30, 2017
Winery Safety and Sanitation is intended for all cellar personnel. Safety and sanitation are often overlooked in winemaking courses, but are essential to the production of high quality-and more importantly, LEGAL-wines. In this digital learning course, participants will learn to identify and address safety hazards, the role of OSHA and other regulatory bodies, the principles behind a safe and effective sanitation strategy, and common areas of contamination in a winery setting.Announcements
2017 Finger Lakes Grape Price List Now Available
The 2017 Finger Lakes Grape Price List is available for download in the Business Management section of our website.Participate in Our Online NEWA Survey
The Network for Environment and Weather Applications (NEWA) wants you to take our online survey- it’ll only take about 10 minutes of your time.Take the survey now:
https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0GRlhOIDI5HwbR3
Whether you’ve used NEWA’s online pest forecast models for years or have never used NEWA at all, we will benefit from your responses. Why? Because we are building a new website at newa.cornell.edu, one that’ll be as easy to use on your smart phone as on your desktop, and we want to build it the way you want it to be.
NEWA is an online agricultural decision support system that uses real time weather data, streamed over the internet from 573 weather stations throughout the Northeast, Midwest and mid-Atlantic. NEWA provides insect and plant disease pest management tools, degree days, and weather information for growers, consultants, Extension educators, faculty, and others.
NEWA models and resources are available free of charge, and are used to make informed localized crop management decisions. The NEWA website will be upgraded soon and we want to know what users’, new and old, want and need out of the new website.
All responses are anonymous and confidential and will not be shared with any outside group.
Thank you for participating!
Dan Olmstead
NEWA Coordinator, New York State IPM Program
Cornell University, NYSAES
630 West North Street
Geneva, NY 14456
NEWA is a Partnership of the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program and the Northeast Regional Climate Center.
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