Issue 36, March 2019
Viewpoint: Developing a viable vineyard workforce for the future
Faculty Focus: Five Questions for Kaylyn Kirkpatrick
Student Focus: Cornell students aim for precision and speed in pruning competition
Grapes 101: This is fine: Wine additives, just passing through
Awards: Alice Wise receives "Excellence in IPM" Award
Fruit Coordinator Juliet Carroll receives excellence in IPM award
Alice Wise and Cornell AgriTech recognized with awards from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation
Research In Plain English:
- Single and multiple phenotype QTL analyses of downy mildew resistance in interspecific grapevines
- Yeast Assimilable Nitrogen (YAN) Optimization for Cool-Climate Riesling
Upcoming Events:
- March 13, Lake Erie Grape Grower Conference
- July 16 - 18, ASEV-Eastern Section Annual Meeting
In the News:
- Schumer announces $68.9 million for USDA grape lab at Cornell AgriTech
- Cornell, Extension help NYS vintners test their metal packaging at annual BEV conference
- The Finger Lakes Wine Region of New York State
- Who's the Best (and Fastest) Pruner in the East?
- Wine Business Monthly article highlights Red Blotch Disease ecology and management
- New Everest Seedless grape is big and bold
- NY’s Concord grape industry to benefit from Cornell program
- Larissa Osterbaan: unraveling the genetic mysteries of grapevine disease
Featured Video: Spotted Lanternfly Basics for Grape and Apple Industries
Issue 37, May 2019
Research Focus: How radical manipulation of sources and sinks affected Riesling yield, bud hardiness, and return crop
Extension Focus: The positive impacts of NEWA for grape producers
Faculty Focus: Five Questions for Jennifer Russo
Student Focus: Elizabeth Cieniewicz: From summer scholar to red blotch scholar
Grapes 101: How important are grapevine trunk diseases in New York?
Research In Plain English:
- A rapid, sensitive and inexpensive method for detection of grapevine red blotch virus
- Construction of a high-density linkage map and QTL detection of downy mildew resistance in Vitis aestivalis-derived ‘Norton’
Upcoming Events:
- July 16 - 18, Shaulis Symposium and Vineyard Demonstration tour at ASEV-ES focus on Digital Viticulture
In the News:
- UV light may be ripe to replace chemicals in fungal fight
- Cornell AgriTech welcomes Katie Gold as future grape pathologist
- NEWA Announces Partnership with Onset Corporation
- Sign up for eNEWA – grape disease and insect pest email notifications
- How computers are being used to hack grapes
- Cathy Young: A vision of excellence for the NY food and agriculture economy
Featured Video: Scheid Shoot Thinning Demo - LERGP Podcast #115
Issue 38, August 2019
Research Focus: The Potential of Light Treatments to Suppress Certain Plant Pathogens and Pests
Faculty Focus: Five Questions for David Gadoury
Student Focus: Cornell Engineering Students Tackle Vineyard Data Needs
Student Focus: Nelson J. Shaulis Summer Scholarship program provides research opportunities to local students
Grapes 101: How Grapevine Roots Grow
Research In Plain English:
- Considerations on Spatial Crop Load Mapping
- Deconstructing cold hardiness: variation in supercooling ability and chilling requirements in the wild grapevine Vitis riparia
Upcoming Events:
In the News:
- Drones, Sensors, Satellites and Cameras: New tools for managing a vineyard for sustained production
- Viticulture Goes Digital With Symposium and Tour
- Proceedings from the Shaulis Symposium on Digital Viticulture
- Tim Martinson receives Outstanding Achievement Award from ASEV-Eastern Section
- Disease-resistant varieties are on the way: Can we ensure they last?
- How Winemakers Analyze pH and Its Impact on Wine
Featured Video: Digital Viticulture Field Tour Highlights