GROWER INFORMATION

GROWER INFORMATION

You can't take the "AG" out of Agribusiness.
New Links of interest

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Oklahoma-Wine-Culture/161730350529736

http://sites.google.com/site/oklahomawineculture/

Be sure to watch "SUNUP" Saturday mornings at 7:30am on OETA. You get the latest news in Oklahoma Agriculture and you get an opportunity to see Al Sutherland update the weeks weather. So here is a link to the Agweather page on the Oklahoma Mesonet. Great information without the hype!!!

http://www.agweather.mesonet.org

This page will also contain information updates from OSU extension professionals regarding timely alerts and practices that you may need to be aware of. These alerts will not only cover grapevine management but will include disease and insect updates. So check back often and get other information on the OSU website

http://www.grapes.okstate.edu

Just recently made available
A blog for grape growers edited by Dr. Eric Stafne from OSU. You can access the blog by clicking on the link below.

http://www.okgrapes.wordpress.com/

JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED THE "SUNUP" SEGMENT ON GRAPES ON SATURDAY MARCH 26

Here is a link to the video...just press play when you get there.

http://sunup.okstate.edu/video/3-26-11/seg3.html

New grape informational website

This is a new website...at least to me...that links the research teams from Universities and Extension Services from across the country. It has information that will help those poor fools that are considering starting a vineyard. And it has indepth coverage of subjects that are helpful to those of us beyond help and already have vineyards.

http://www.eViticulture.org

Also available from OSU is the new Handbook of Oklahoma Vineyard Establishment and Management. The book was spearheaded and edited by Dr. Eric Stafne and is a great accumulation of knowledge and experience. If you are considering establishing a vineyard in Oklahoma, it is a must read. If you already have a vineyard, it is a must have as a reference for those daily questions during the growing season.

For those of you looking for some helpful videos on grape growing

Here is a channel on YouTube that has some helpful videos on grape growing. The link is below.

http://www.youtube.com/eviticulture


And here is a link to the EPA index website. You can find all of the bulletins and workplace standards & requirements.

http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/index.html

2011 Grape Management Course
Oklahoma State University

Thursday, March 4, 1-5pm
Vine Stage: Dormant

• Vineyard establishment
• Pruning and training
• Site selection
• Soils/Water
• Management Overview
• Table & muscadine grapes

Thursday, April 8, 1-5pm
Vine Stage: Bud Burst

• Formulating and insect management strategy
• Formulating a disease management strategy
• Weed Control
• Economics

Thursday, May 6, 1-5pm
Vine Stage: PreBloom

• Disease management
• Insect management: grape berry moth
• Fertilization
• Propagation
• Rootstocks

Thursday, June 10, 1-5pm
Vine Stage: Mid-Season

• Disease Management
• Insect management: grape root borer,green june beetle, mites
• Petiole Sampling
• Training
• Late season pest management
• Irrigation
• Canopy management

Thursday, July 8, 1-5pm
Vine Stage: Veraison

• Preparation for harvest/sampling
• Review effectiveness of pest management – grape root borers, green june beetles
• Pre/post harvest quality issues
• Winery visit

Thursday, August, 12, 1-5pm

• Harvest
• Grape species & cultivars

Thursday, September 23, 1-5pm
Vine Stage: Post Harvest

• Course evaluation
• Winery operations
• Winter injury
• Trellis construction and selection

Additional information available

Stephanie Larimer – 405-744-5404 or Stephanie.larimer@okstate.edu
The course costs $250 per person and space is limited.