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April 2014

NEWA Training

April 8, 2014
10:00am-Noon
PORTLAND, NY

Overview of NEWA, including how to access NEWA Home Page and Weather Station information, followed by information on how to access weather and pest model information through NEWA. Class will conclude with discussion on how to develop and implement an IPM strategy using the weather and pest model information that you learned how to obtain through the NEWA website.

NEWA Training

April 8, 2014
2:00pm-4:00pm
Erie, NY

Overview of NEWA, including how to access NEWA Home Page and Weather Station information, followed by information on how to access weather and pest model information through NEWA. Class will conclude with discussion on how to develop and implement an IPM strategy using the weather and pest model information that you learned how to obtain through the NEWA website.

Training Your Customers: Effective Tasting Room Techniques-RESCHEDULED TO MAY 20, 2014

April 17, 2014
8:00am-4:00pm
PORTLAND, NY

We apologize for any inconvenience the rescheduling of this event may have caused.  Please refer to the newly scheduled event for May 20, 2014 for registration and information.

May 2014

Coffee Pot Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

May 7, 2014
10:00am-12:00pm
Burt, NY

Coffee Pot Meeting
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!

Tailgate Meeting May 13th

Event Offers DEC Credits

May 13, 2014
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Penn Yan, NY

Mike and Hans will bring some timely topics and information to discuss at the meeting, but there will also be time to talk about whatever else is on growers' minds. Hope to see you there!

Coffee Pot Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

May 14, 2014
10:00am-12:00pm
Lake City, PA

Coffee Pot Meeting
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!

Training Your Customers: Effective Tasting Room Techniques-

May 20, 2014
8:30am-4:00pm
PORTLAND, NY

Training Your Customers: Effective Tasting Room Techniques-
Calling all Winery owners and staff- Come join us for a day of learning about Effective Tasting Room techniques. This is a full day program featuring speakers from Cornell University and Penn State University. Topics include Typicity Tune-up, Viticulture Intro, Mechanics of Winemaking, MythBusters, Sensory Evaluation and Flaws Training, and Selling at the Cellar Door. Please refer to attached agenda for more information.

Coffee Pot Meetings

Event Offers DEC Credits

May 21, 2014
10:00am-12:00pm
Perrysburg, NY

Coffee Pot Meetings
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!

2014 Finger Lakes Grape Spring IPM Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

May 22, 2014
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Hector, NY

2014 Finger Lakes Grape Spring IPM Meeting
Our annual Finger Lakes Spring Grape IPM meeting will be held this year on Thursday, May 22, 2014 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Standing Stone Vineyards, 9934 Route 414, Hector, NY 14841. Hosted by Tom and Martha Macinski.

Tailgate Meeting May 27th

Event Offers DEC Credits

May 27, 2014
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Rockstream, NY

Mike and Hans will bring some timely topics and information to discuss at the meeting, but there will also be time to talk about whatever else is on growers' minds. Hope to see you there!

Coffee Pot Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

May 28, 2014
10:00am-12:00pm
Westfield, NY

Coffee Pot Meeting
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!

June 2014

Coffee Pot Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 4, 2014
10:00am-12:00pm
North East, PA

Coffee Pot Meeting
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!

Coffee Pot Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 4, 2014
3:00pm-5:00pm
Brant, NY

Coffee Pot Meeting
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!

Special Seminar: Lessons Learned from the Lodi Rules for Sustainable Winegrowing

June 5, 2014
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Geneva, NY

Special Seminar: Lessons Learned from the Lodi Rules for Sustainable Winegrowing
Please join us for a presentation by Matthew Hoffman, Grower Program Coordinator for the Lodi Winegrape Commission, about the Lodi grape industry's experience with their sustainability certification program, The Lodi Rules for Sustainable Winegrowing. This program was the first sustainability certification program developed for grape growing in the United States, and has served as a model for a number of other programs that have developed since then, including the VineBalance program here in New York. Dr. Hoffman will talk about some of the pros and cons of creating a third party certification program like the Lodi Rules, and what kinds of impacts the program has had for the industry out there.

Tailgate Meeting June 10th

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 10, 2014
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Interlaken, NY

Mike and Hans will bring some timely topics and information to discuss at the meeting, but there will also be time to talk about whatever else is on growers' minds. Hope to see you there!

Coffee Pot Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 11, 2014
10:00am-12:00pm
Appleton, NY

Coffee Pot Meeting
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!

Coffee Pot Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 11, 2014
3:00pm-5:00pm
Silver Creek, NY

Coffee Pot Meeting
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!

Tree Assistance Program (TAP) information meeting

June 12, 2014
4:00pm-5:00pm
Portland, NY

Tree Assistance Program (TAP) information meeting
TAP reimbursement information meeting with Mary Lynn Laver. Come to learn about the program and have any questions you may have answered.
NOTE: This meeting was originally scheduled for June 10th- it has been moved to the 12th




Coffee Pot Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 18, 2014
10:00am-12:00pm
Irving, NY

Coffee Pot Meeting
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!

Coffee Pot Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 18, 2014
3:00pm-5:00pm
Ripley, NY

Coffee Pot Meeting
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!

Hops Production in the Lake Erie Region

June 21, 2014
8:00am-4:00pm
Portland, NY

Hops Production in the Lake Erie Region
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE!
*The conference will take place indoors, with an outside hop yard tour in the afternoon.*
Participants will learn about commercial hops production; starting with classroom instruction on production practices from commercial hops growers from Pennsylvania and New York as well as Cornell University extension staff. The talks will provide an overview of hops production from before they are planted in the ground to the processing and marketing after harvest.
In the afternoon participants will head out to the CLEREL hop yard for a firsthand look at hop yard construction and a discussion with hops growers on the practices they use in their hop yards. A small scale harvester prototype will be available for viewing in the afternoon. Topics to be covered:
Planting a hop yard
Nutrition basics
Short trellis hops production
Processing
What to do with your hops after harvest
Marketing hops
Determining pricing for selling hops

Tailgate Meeting June 24th

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 24, 2014
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Naples, NY

Mike and Hans will bring some timely topics and information to discuss at the meeting, but there will also be time to talk about whatever else is on growers' minds. Hope to see you there!

Coffee Pot Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 25, 2014
10:00am-12:00pm
Youngstown, NY

Coffee Pot Meeting
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!

Coffee Pot Meeting

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 25, 2014
3:00pm-5:00pm
North East, PA

Coffee Pot Meeting
These meetings are free of charge! Come join the small group discussion of what is happening in the vineyards this week. We look forward to seeing you!

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