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news2026-06-30
2026 Southeast Bunch Grape IPM guide now available!
After a couple of years, we have a new edition of the Southeast Regional Bunch Grape Integrated Management Guide! You can find the updated guide at: https://fieldreport.caes.uga.edu/publications/AP131-2/2026-southeast-regional-bunch-grape-integrated-management-guide/. This is a new annual guide for managing diseases, insects, weeds, and wildlife in bunch grapes in the Southeast. Additionally, cultural practices were added to this edition of […] Read More
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news2026-05-25
Preparations for Grape Root Borer – 2026
We are within a month or so of the anticipated initial emergence of grape root borer (GRB) adults here in North Georgia. We normally start to see adult emergence and activity in late June or early July. As such, if you are planning on managing for GRB, it is time to start considering your option […] Read More
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news2026-05-12
New Grower Symposium!
Whether you are a new grape grower, an experienced grower, or someone tentatively interested, join us for our New Grape Growers Symposium with the Georgia Wine Producers! This event is perfectly tailored for those new to the industry who want to learn as much as possible to be as successful as possible in the Georgia wine […] Read More
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news2026-05-12
Participate in the Southern Region Grape Growers’ Survey!
Grape growers are invited to participate in this 10-minute online survey that includes questions about the grapes grown and challenges to identify opportunities for adopting native/hybrid grape cultivars and sustainable practices to improve the viability of the Southern Region grape and wine industry. Participants must be 18 years of age or older and own/manage a vineyard […] Read More
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news2026-05-04
Update on Mancozeb in Grapes
In her mancozeb update (below), Katie Gold (Cornell University) has done a great job of providing a synopsis of the current mancozeb situation and the EPA’s activities and research efforts for mancozeb replacement, if necessary. Suffice it to say that it will likely be a matter of 2-3 years before any final decisions are made […] Read More
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news2026-04-01
Sprayer Calibration and Maintenance
Spring is springing! As you pull out your sprayers for the year, don’t forget to make sure everything is working properly and as expected! Below are resources to help you ensure you can spray the vineyard effectively. There are many apps and resources to help and different ways to calibrate different machinery, but if you […] Read More
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news2026-03-13
Where to get hourly National Weather Service forecasts
Here is another source of hourly weather forecasts for up to 6 days ahead from the National Weather Service. These hourly forecasts are something that you might find useful in planning your work week as well as watching for the possibility of frost next week. You can use your local television forecast or a smartphone […] Read More
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news2026-03-12
Frost Protection
Just outside of Athens, the earliest bud breaker at the Horticulture Research Farm, Lomanto, has broken bud. This is about a week earlier than usual where our last spring frost is often in mid April. While the start of a new season is always exciting, we are also at risk for damage from spring frosts […] Read More
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news2026-03-07
Summer Weed Control Starts Now!
If you have not already applied herbicides in your vineyard it is definitely time to get started. I know many grape growers control weeds with multiple applications of postemergence herbicides, leaning heavily on glyphosate. This is not something I recommend as it can lead to several issues and requires consider time and trips. Multiple yearly […] Read More
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news2026-02-17
Call for UGA Winegrower Intern Hosts
There is also information on upcoming events/webinars below! We are recruiting hosts for the Winegrowers of Georgia Internship Program for the 2026 field season; we have several excellent undergraduate candidates we are about to start interviewing. While we already have several host volunteers for this season, there are opportunities for more if you are interested! For those […] Read More
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news2025-12-15
Upcoming Meetings and Pruning Resources
Happy December to everyone! There are a several events upcoming to keep on your radar! I’ve also included some resources to refresh you on your pruning practices below. Meeting Dates with registration links: Date, time Group Location Topic Registration and more information January 8-10th Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Meeting Savannah, GA The muscadine session […] Read More
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news2025-12-04
Fruit IPM Impact Survey
Happy December everyone! I know that surveys are not everyone’s favorite holiday tradition, but the UGA IPM Program is developing a statewide IPM impact statement for 2026. As such, it is important to include impact of all IPM-related activities in all commodities and cropping systems (including grapes) to fully demonstrate the usefulness of the UGA IPM programs […] Read More
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news2025-10-30
Upcoming Meeting Dates
Mancozeb Meeting – Tuesday, Nov 4th, in Ellijay, GA: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uga-grape-meeting-ellijay-tickets-1716936686849?aff=oddtdtcreator Join us to discuss recent research updates on grapes along with some discussion on recent proposed regulations on mancozeb use, focused on commercial grape producers. Topics include best practices for shoot thinning, the latest information on spotted lanternfly management, and key regulatory changes involving Mancozeb […] Read More
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news2025-09-18
Upcoming Extension Meetings
Join us to discuss recent research updates on grapes along with some discussion on recent proposed regulations on mancozeb use, focused on commercial grape producers. Topics include best practices for shoot thinning, or decisions for muscadine spacing, the latest information on spotted lanternfly management, progress on garden design to entice even more folks to your […] Read More
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news2025-08-07
Got Pierce’s Disease?
A Quick Word on Pierce’s Disease (and Where to Get Help) As we move through the tail end of summer, it’s a good time to be keeping an eye out for signs of Pierce’s Disease (PD) in your vineyard. It is a disease that is on a lot of our minds and it is more […] Read More
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2026 Southeast Bunch Grape IPM guide now available!

Preparations for Grape Root Borer – 2026

New Grower Symposium!

Participate in the Southern Region Grape Growers’ Survey!

Update on Mancozeb in Grapes

Sprayer Calibration and Maintenance

Where to get hourly National Weather Service forecasts

Frost Protection

Summer Weed Control Starts Now!

Call for UGA Winegrower Intern Hosts

Upcoming Meetings and Pruning Resources

Fruit IPM Impact Survey

Upcoming Meeting Dates

Upcoming Extension Meetings

Got Pierce’s Disease?