Grape growers in Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie basin are being invited to participate in a new program called VinES (Vested In Environmental Sustainability). The goal of the program is to reduce pollution into Lake Erie while increasing growers’ profitability.

Trunk disease can be avoided with proper preventative measures. It may require an investment of time and money upfront, but you’ll save on replanting costs in the long run. 

Over the last 20 years, researchers have been working to develop new grapes resistant to Pierce’s disease. Now the varieties are nearing release.

This is the third year in a row with more than 110 million boxes of California table grapes shipped, and a record-breaking year in terms of crop value.

The relaunched Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation will help connect agricultural workers with resources and support to improve their lives in the community.

Multi-site mode of action classified in new group by Fungicide Resistance Action Committee.

The launch of the Northern Grapes Project in 2011 has helped grow an industry and create demand for cold-hardy hybrid wines. Now central Oregon’s Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards is cashing in.

The interactive app makes it easy for growers to compare symptoms and treat the causes of stunted grapevines accordingly.

California vineyards and wineries are working to preserve the land and their businesses for future generations as part of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance  Sustainable Winegrowing Program.

Insectary gardens and owl boxes attract natural predators that help keep pests away at Benziger Family Winery.

Spraying vineyard edges can provide greater control at a lesser cost. Researchers are working to make cost-effective, vineyard-specific edge-spraying equipment commercially available.

After two consecutive freezing winters, the mild winter of 2015-2016 was a welcome change. But, the unseasonably warm temperatures could potentially pose some risks to grapevines in the Northeast and Midwest.

Local challenges hit home for grape growers thanks to the environment in which they farm.

Pierce’s disease hit hard in California’s Sonoma and Napa counties this past year. According to Rhonda Smith, University of California Cooperative Extension viticulture farm advisor, even sites that are typical “hot spots” for the disease lost hundreds of vines more than they have in past years.

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the powdery mildew fungal pathogen Erysiphe necator. The findings shed new light on just how quickly pathogens can evolve to become resistant to fungicides.

Temperatures dip below last year’s record cold.

The Napa River, which has helped create soil perfect for grape-growing in the Napa Valley, is in danger. […]

According to an national poll of fruit growers, fruit industry suppliers, and researchers, the market is poised for […]

Although Northeast and Midwest grape growing regions have so far been spared from extreme cold this year, the […]