Newsletter
Finger Lakes Vineyard Updates - The FLGP's electronic newsletter delivered weekly during the growing season, containing timely reminders on pest management, cultural practices, weather conditions, and meeting notices. Articles are brief and focused on current vineyard tasks and relevant research. Links to online resources are provided within the message. Hard copies of the Vineyard Update are available for an additional $35 per year.
Finger Lakes Vineyard Notes - The Vineyard Notes newsletter will no longer be published beginning in 2018. Enrollees in the FLGP will continue to receive the Finger Lakes Vineyard Update. Past issues of the Vineyard Notes newsletters are available from the Cornell Library at https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/6148131.
Articles are written by Viticulture Extension Specialist Hans Walter-Peterson, 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.
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Archived Vineyard Updates
September 28, 2017 (PDF; 2251KB)
Main Topic: Welcome to Harvest in the Finger Lakes
September 21, 2017 (PDF; 1694KB)
Main Topic: The Weather Lately
September 14, 2017 (PDF; 2051KB)
Main Topic: Downy Mildew is making a presence
September 6, 2017 (PDF; 2291KB)
Main Topic: Less talk, More Work
Main Topic: A few notes...
Main Topic: Well into Verasion
Main Topic: Change in Weather
Main Topic: Verasion is Starting!
Main Topic: Wet Growing Season
Main Topic: More Rain than Last Year
Main Topic: Pathology
Main Topic: Looking Ahead
Main Topic: Fruit Set in the Finger Lakes
Main Topic: Bloom Progress
Main Topic: Bloom has Arrived!
Main Topic: Still waiting on Bloom
Main Topic: Wild Grapes
Main Topic: Spring IPM Recap
Main Topic: Register for IPM Meeting
Main Topic: Frost in May
Main Topic: Leafing Out
Main Topic: Budbreak in the Finger Lakes
Main Topic: Final Bud Hardiness
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
Main Topic: A Lot Going On This Week and Next
Main Topic: A Lot Going On This Week and Next Week
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
September 12, 2017 (PDF; 2744KB)
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
Tailgate Meeting
May 1, 2018
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Bluff Point, NY
Our first tailgate meeting of 2018 will take place at Simmons Vineyard (hosted by Daren and Julie Simmons) on Keuka Lake.DEC Region 8 Fit Testing
May 15 - May 17, 2018
Call for an Appointment
Canandaigua, NY
Counties served: Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and YatesFinger Lakes Spring Grape IPM Meeting
May 15, 2018
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Lodi, NY
Come hear updates on weed and insect management, and more, and then enjoy dinner and social time with fellow growers.This year's meeting will be held at Wagner Vineyards Estate Winery in Lodi, NY on May 15, 2018 from 4:30 - 6:00 PM. Dinner will be provided, so registration is required. There is no charge for 2018 FLGP enrollees.
Announcements
Help Us Develop Viticulture & Enology Priorities
What research and extension would you like to see from Cornell in the next five years?Members of the Cornell Viticulture and Enology Extension teams will be holding a series of listening sessions across the state to learn what challenges regional industry members currently face. These discussions will guide our creation of extension and research plans so that we can most effectively leverage Cornell's resources to meet industry needs.
This is your chance to tell us, directly, what sort of extension programming and research will help you.
Our first two regional listening sessions will be held in the Finger Lakes. We'll meet on Tuesday, April 24th, at the Hampton Inn hotel in Penn Yan, and on Thursday, April 26th, at the Harbor Hotel in Watkins Glen. Chris Gerling, Anna Katharine Mansfield, Tim Martinson, and Hans Walter-Peterson will be on hand to listen to your ideas and guide the discussion.
Both meetings will begin at 9:00 AM and end by 1:30 PM. The meetings are free and lunch is provided, but you'll need to register to attend. Due to the size of the industry, we're limiting attendees to one of the two meetings. To join us, please register here:
Wine & Grape Stakeholders Planning Meeting Registration
You'll be asked which session you'd like to attend, and what you'd like to have for lunch.
Please note that these discussions will center on the production of wine and winegrapes, as the native and juice grape industry has a set of research & extension priorities already in place. This effort is intended to develop a similar set of viticulture and enology priorities for wine and wine grapes.
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