Ohio Grape-Wine Electronic Newsletter

Editor: David Scurlock, Viticulture Outreach Specialist Department of Horticulture and Crop Science

Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center 1680 Madison Avenue

Wooster, OH 44691-4096

www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/grapeweb/

Content: 29 January 2016 (04)

Fruit Pest Management Guide 2016 Reminder: 2016 OGWC Registration Deadline for Price Increases Approaching 2016 Ohio Grape and Wine Conference Registration Information

Return of the Jedi, or 17 year cicada NCPN Free Webinar Series: Clean Plants for the Future Digital Mapping Could Help Vineyard Growers Wasps’ role in wine and beer fermentation Winter Weather Know Your Grape and Wine Experts

Midwest Grape Pest Management Guide 2016 is now out in Book form which can be obtained from your county agent. This publication contains all the Tree Fruits and Small Fruits including Grapes for the first time. Here is a pdf link https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/Hort/Documents/ID-465.pdf that can also be obtained at this time and I will ask that this be available on our Buckeye Appellation website located at http://ohiograpeweb.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/

Reminder: 2016 Ohio Grape Wine Conference Price increases after TODAY Friday January 29th

We think the Price is Right at $210. After January 29th the cost goes up to $225 for registration. It is still a good deal but save yourself some money so you can take out your honey for Valentine’s Day!

2016 Ohio Grape and Wine

Conference

February 15-16, 2016 Embassy Suites Columbus-Dublin

5100 Upper Metro Place, Dublin, Ohio 43017

Jointly Organized By: Ohio Grape Industries Committee Department of Horticulture & Crop Science, The Ohio State University OSU Extension/OARDC, The Ohio State University Ohio Wine Producers Association

Registration Information

The 2016 Ohio Grape and Wine Conference Overview The Ohio Grape & Wine Conference (OGWC) will take place on February 15-16, 2016, at the Embassy Suites – Dublin/Columbus. The conference is jointly organized by the Ohio Grape Industries Committee (OGIC), Ohio State University Extension, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science Viticulture and Enology Programs at OSU-OARDC and the Ohio Wine Producers Association (OWPA). The 2016 conference consists of both general and concurrent sessions covering a wide range of interesting topics for grape growers and winemakers. We are pleased to announce our featured speakers in both enology and viticulture with Dr. James Osborne, Associate Professor, Enology Extension Specialist, Oregon State University; Bill Oliver, Owner/Winemaker, Oliver Winery & Vineyards; Glenn McGourty, University of California Extension Services and John Thull, University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center. Monday morning will begin with a special half-day workshop in both viticulture and enology combined. This workshop will focus on disseminating important information regarding new or alternative varieties of interest for commercial grape and wine production. This stems from the possibility of replanting due to the harsh winter conditions received the past two years. The conference continues Monday afternoon with excellent presentations in the general session from several of our featured speakers. Tuesday will consist of full-day concurrent sessions with technical presentations in both viticulture and enology. Our featured speakers will cover the following topics: James Osborne: Monday General Sessions – Dr. Osborne will cover an important topic of fruit quality as it relates to processing

considerations in the cellar. He will also provide a brief overview/update of the Oregon grape and wine industry to further enlighten us during his presentation. Tuesday Concurrent Sessions: Dr. Osborne will further shed light on his research expertise in wine microbiology covering successful malolactic fermentation management.

Bill Oliver: Monday General Session and Tuesday Concurrent Sessions – Bill Oliver will present important information pertaining to a special focus on the Oliver Winery branding and product success and failures leading to the wonderful accomplishments they have achieved and are known for today. Mr. Oliver will also provide an overview of wines/winemaking and vineyard practices at Oliver Winery, including a tasting.

Glenn T. McGourty: Monday General Session and Tuesday Concurrent Sessions - Glenn T. McGourty will be presenting some of his research on chemical trials in grapes for spring frost protection. Mr. McGourty is an extension advisor and also has research in evaluating grape varieties and cover crops as they affect soil health.

John Thull: Monday General Session and Tuesday Concurrent Sessions – John Thull will be presenting some of his experiences with

the cold hardy varieties and their characteristics as alternative grapes for our Ohio growers. Mr. Thull will also present on some of the new promising numbered varieties and cultural practices. from the Minnesota grape breeding program.

In addition to our featured speakers above, our in-state specialists from OSU/OARDC will also present valuable information and research updates on current projects covering; vineyard disease and weed control, grape insect management, managing grapevines after winter damage, winery best practices and oxygen management strategies at bottling – commercial survey results. OSU specialists’ topics in viticulture will include: covering disease management updates and virus recognition education, weed management updates and herbicide drift protection, insect management updates and identification and managing vine damage. Topics in the enology concurrent session include a regulatory update and in-depth question and answer period with the Ohio Division of Liquor Control, yeast strain selection and enology panel on the benefits of entering the OQW program or other wine competitions.

*Topics scheduled subject to change without notice *Final program agenda will be sent early in the New Year! Additional Highlights of the 2016 Conference:

A mixture of topics for both new and advanced grape growers and wine producers. We are currently working with the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) to obtain pesticide recertification credits for educational

sessions involving disease, weed and insect management. Full 2-day registration at a low rate of $210, with a discounted rate provided for more than 2 individuals attending from one

establishment or family. Full registration includes access to the Monday morning combined viticulture and enology workshop, all technical sessions and trade show. Social events and meals are also included: Monday – buffet lunch; Ohio Wine reception, and banquet on Monday evening; and buffet lunch on Tuesday. You are also entitled to a conference packet and flash drive with Power Point presentations provided at registration.

o One flash drive per registered winery/vineyard/family. Special passes are also available for better accessibility and flexibility of the conference to attendees. Passes include: viticulture and

enology workshop pass; one-day conference pass; complimentary student registration (not including meals and flash drive) and conference pass with meal options.

An expanded two-day trade show with both vineyard and winery equipment and services

Technical session format: In addition to the special Monday morning viticulture and enology workshop, there will be general and concurrent sessions in both viticulture and enology which allow more choices for attendees.

Special events include: Ohio commercial wines featured at the Ohio Wine Reception, “OQW” and/or 2015 Director’s Choice award-winning wines paired with mouthwatering entrees at the Monday evening banquet and select Ohio Wine Competition medal award winners at the Tuesday buffet lunch.

After banquet social providing a good place and time to socialize and network with members of the Ohio grape and wine industry. Join us and experience the 2016 OGWC. We hope to see you there! Sincerely, OGWC Planning Group

2016 Ohio Grape & Wine Conference Featured Speakers

Glenn McGourty, Winegrowing & Plant Science Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension Offices, Lake & Mendocino County

Glenn McGourty is the Winegrowing and Plant Science Advisor at the University of California Cooperative Extension Offices for Lake & Mendocino Counties. Mr. McGourty advises a vineyard industry that covers more than 10,000 hectares with nearly 600 producers. He received an AB degree in Botany from Humboldt State University in 1974 and an MS degree in Plant Soil and Water Science from the University of Nevada Reno in 1979. Mr. McGourty also did additional graduate work in the California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo Agricultural Business Management department, focusing on marketing of agricultural products in 1984-5. He worked as a lab assistant for Driscoll Strawberry Associates in Watsonville, California, where he conducted tissue culture research, assisted in the grower service IPM program, and helped in screening new crop protectants for strawberries. Mr. McGourty also worked as an Extension Horticulturist for the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension in Las Vegas, working with diverse clientele including resorts and golf courses, commercial landscape and some agricultural crops (cotton and alfalfa) grown in the outlying communities. He then returned to California to manage his family’s almond and walnut orchards in the Paso

Robles area, while also lecturing in the Department of Environmental Horticulture at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo. Mr. McGourty taught plant materials, diseases and pests of ornamental plants, tissue culture, nursery practices and introduction to gardening (for non- majors.) He joined UC Cooperative Extension in 1987, and works with wine grape growers, wineries, nurseries, landscapers and vegetable growers. Mr. McGourty’s present research activities include: evaluating 14 Mediterranean wine grape varieties; evaluation of new cover crop plant materials; the ecology and control of ice nucleating bacteria in vineyard ecosystems; and developing parameters for vineyard soil health. He also is a regular contributor to numerous trade publications including Wines & Vines, Practical Winery and Vineyard Magazine, Vineyard and Winery Management and Wine Business Monthly. He is the co-author and co-editor of four University of California viticulture books. Mr. McGourty was appointed as a Visiting Scientist to Agriculture Victoria in Australia in 2001 to work with researchers on the effect of compost and organic farming to prevent damage from phylloxera to grape vine roots. He was chosen as the UC Davis Extension Agriculture Instructor in 1993 for his extension class teaching efforts in Environmental Horticulture in 1993, and again for his extension teaching efforts in Viticulture in 2010 (the only instructor to receive the award 2 times). Mr. McGourty lives with his wife, Jan, in an old farmhouse that they have restored on a 16-acre ranch along the Russian River where he has a small vineyard planted to the Italian white wine variety ‘Arneis’. Bill Oliver, Owner, Oliver Winery, Indiana

In the 1960s Bill Oliver worked as a youngster helping his dad Bill Oliver plant his fledgling Creekbend Vineyard and a few years later start Oliver Winery, one of Indiana’s first wineries. Mr. Oliver worked part time at the winery through high school and college supplementing his earnings as a commercial balloon pilot which he does to this day. After getting a business degree from Indiana University in 1983 he joined the winery full time. As a jack of all trades in the still small operation Mr. Oliver focused on wine quality and the visitor experience in an effort to grow retail sales. He met his wife Kathleen while both getting their MBAs from Indiana University. Kathleen joined the winery in 1993 and they worked together as sales grew rapidly through both retail and distributor channels. In spite of having two business degrees, Mr. Oliver sees himself as a winemaker first, and a businessman second. His day-to-day work centers around winemaking, vineyard operations and new products, as well as developing his team to run the now 100% employee-owned business. His goal is continued winery growth with a focus on inspired new products and operational best practices. Mr. Oliver loves wine, particularly the nuanced and balanced wines grown and produced in the eastern United States.

Dr. James Osborne, Associate Professor/ Enology Extension Specialist, Oregon Wine Research Institute, Dept. Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University

Dr. James Osborne received his PhD from Washington State University in 2005 researching wine microbiology. He then spent time in his native New Zealand working at the University of Auckland and Delegat’s Winery. Dr. Osborne’s current role is as an Associate Professor in the Food Science and Technology Department at Oregon State University where his research focuses on the impact of wine microorganisms, such as wine lactic acid bacteria, Brettanomyces, and non-Saccharomyces yeast, on wine quality. He is the statewide Enology Extension Specialist for Oregon providing outreach programs for the Oregon wine industry, which includes the development of industry workshops and seminars to aid in the transfer of relevant research results to commercial application as well as technical workshops focused on various enology topics. In addition, Dr. Osborne also teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in support of the enology and viticulture program at Oregon State University.

John Thull, Research Vineyard Manager, University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center

John Thull and his wife Jenny manage the over 10 acres of research vineyards for the Grape Breeding Program at the University of Minnesota’s Horticultural Research Center (HRC). The vineyards contain approximately 10,000 novel seedling vines of varying age, which are continually evaluated for cold hardiness, disease tolerance, growth habit, productivity, and fruit quality for wine production or fresh eating. Growing so many different vines is quite challenging and extremely interesting. After earning his degree in Biology in 2002 at the University of Minnesota - Duluth, John apprenticed on the Mosel River in Germany at Weingut Heinrichshof from 2003 to 2004. While working over the past 10 years at the HRC and in his own two-acre vineyard, John has shared his experience with many growers through talks, presentations, and in-field clinics in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin. Aside from grapes, John and Jenny also grow nearly 300 varieties of pumpkins, squash, and gourds on several research plot acres which are harvested and displayed at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum every October.

Moderators: Imed Dami & Todd Steiner Viticulture and Enology Workshop (Salon 1- 4)

“Variety Options for Vineyard Expansion/Replanting and Potential Wine Quality”

7:30 a.m. Registration and Coffee

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions, Dr. Imed Dami & Todd Steiner

8:40 a.m. What Grape Variety Should I Plant, Dr. Imed Dami

9:00 a.m. Promising Cold Climate Grape Varieties and Selections, John Thull

9:45 a.m. Winemaking Experience with New/Alternative Varieties, Todd Steiner

10:05 a.m. New Varieties of Commercial Interest: Ohio Commercial Grower/Winemaker Panel (Tasting) Nick Ferrante – Ferrante Winery, Andy Codispoti – Gervasi Vineyards, Eddie McDonald – Hanover Winery, Beau Guilliams – Ravens Glenn Winery, Todd Steiner - OARDC

11:35 a.m. Questions and Answers

11:45 a.m. Workshop Evaluation

Noon Lunch

Noon-1:30 p.m. Visit Trade Show

*Denotes Specific Pesticide Recertification Credits, C-2B Pesticides, C-2C Herbicides = Commercial Fruit, P-3P = Private Fruit & Vegetable

Moderators: Dave Scurlock & Todd Steiner Conference Opening - General Session (Salon 1- 4) 1:15-4:40 p.m.

1:15 p.m. Welcome and OGIC Update, Christy Eckstein

1:35 p.m. Understanding Frost and Strategies to Prevent it From Damaging Your Vineyard, Dr. Glenn McGourty

2:20 p.m. Dealing With Compromised Fruit in the Winery, Dr. James Osborne

3:05 p.m. Break and Refreshments in Trade Show Area

3:35 p.m. Oliver Winery Branding and Products - Spectacular Successes and Glorious Failures 1973-2015, Bill Oliver

4:20 p.m. OWPA Overview of Activities/Events, Donniella Winchell

4:40-5:45 p.m. OWPA Business Meeting, Donniella Winchell

6:45 p.m. Ohio Wine Reception in Trade Show Area

7:45 p.m. Banquet, featuring OQW Awarded Wines, Hall of Fame, Grower & Winemaker of the Year Awards

10 p.m.-midnight Post-Banquet Reception

~Topics and Times Subject to Change

Monday, February 15

Tuesday, February 16

Moderator: Ryan Slaughter Concurrent Sessions Moderator: Tony Kosicek

Viticulture Concurrent Sessions (Salon: #1) Enology Concurrent Sessions (Salon: #2-4)

7-8:00 a.m. Registration

8:30 a.m. Managing Winter-Damaged Grapevines: Trunk Renewal Options, Thomas Todaro

8:30 a.m. Winery “Best Practices” for Premium Wine Production, Todd Steiner

9:00 a.m.

Modifications of VSP Trellises to Accommodate Vigorous Vines,

Dr. Glenn McGourty

9:00 a.m.

Regulatory Compliance Update and Open Discussion Forum with the Ohio Division of Liquor Control, Gary Jones, Elaine Moore & Sharon Mull

9:30 a.m. Best Vineyard Practices to Grow Minnesota Grape Varieties, John Thull

10:00 a.m. Coffee Break in Trade Show Area

10:30 a.m. Importance and Basics of Drainage with Application to Vineyards, Larry C. Brown

10:30 a.m.

Oliver Winery – An Overview of Wines/Winemaking and Vineyard Practices

Bill Oliver (Tasting)

11:00 a.m. Grapevine Virus and Phytoplasma Education, Dr. Feng Qu (C-2B Pesticides)

11:30 a.m. *Grape Insect Management Update, Dr. Celeste Welty (C-2B, P-3P)

Noon

Grazing Lunch with Select 2015 Ohio Wine Competition Award-Winning Wines in Trade Show Foyer

Moderator: Logan Walters, OARDC Concurrent Sessions Moderator: Patricia Chalfant, Caesar Creek Vineyards

Viticulture Concurrent Sessions (Salon: #1) Enology Concurrent Sessions (Salon: #2 - 4)

1:30 p.m. * Herbicide Detection System Update, Dr. Josh Blakeslee and

Dr. Doug Doohan (C-2C, P-3P)

1:30 p.m.

Choosing Yeast Strains to Meet Your Winemaking Goals, Paul Jenkins

2:00 p.m. *Weed Management Update, Dr. Doug Doohan (C-2C, P-3P)

2:00 p.m. Malolactic Fermentation - Deacidification and Beyond, Dr. James Osborne

2:30 p.m. Precision Grapevine Nutrition from the Ground Up, Dr. Gary Gao

3:00 p.m. Break and Refreshments in Trade Show Area 2:45 p.m. Break and Refreshments in Trade Show Area

3:30 p.m. *Grape Disease Management Update, Dr. Mike Ellis (C-2B, P-3P) 3:15 p.m.

The Benefits of Entering Wine Competitions and the OQW Program, Ohio Commercial Winemakers Panel: Ed Trebets – Debonné Vineyards, Paul and Donna Roberts – Terra Cotta Vineyards, Joe Schuchter – Valley Vineyards 4:00 p.m. 2015 in Review, Dave Scurlock

4:30 p.m. Conference Closes

*Denotes Specific Pesticide Recertification Credits, C-2B Pesticides, C-2C Herbicides = Commercial Fruit, P-3P = Private Fruit & Vegetable

~Topics and Times Subject to Change

Meals: If purchasing partial registration, meals must also be purchased separately. These may NOT be purchased the day of the conference.

Partial Registration: This type of registration allows you to only attend selected aspects of the conference. Partial registration does not include meals or social events. In order to receive meals and social event access, please refer to meal registration box.

Each registrant has the option to choose full or partial registration for the conference. Not all of a company’s registrants are required to follow the same path or attend the same parts of the conference. Full Registration: Includes access to all technical sessions and the trade show. Social events and meals (buffet lunch - Monday and Tuesday); afternoon breaks - Monday and Tuesday: Ohio wine reception, and banquet are all included. Each registering company will also receive a flash drive holding all of the Power Point presentations used during the conference (one flash drive per winery/family/organization.)

2016 Ohio Grape and Wine Conference Registration

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Registration Type Quantity Fee before or on

January 29**

Fee after

January 29 Total $

Full Registration (first and second attendee) $210 Per Attendee $225 Per Attendee

Full Registration (all attendees after company’s second) $180 Per Attendee $195 Per Attendee

Registration Type Quantity Fee before or on

January 29**

Fee after

January 29 Total $

Special Monday Morning Workshop: Doesn’t include buffet lunch

$70 $85

Conference Pass: Includes entrance to all specialty, general and concurrent sessions and NO meals.

$125 $140

One-Day Conference Pass: Same as Conference Pass registration, but only for one day of the conference. Excludes meals.

Monday: $90 $105

Tuesday:

Same Day Conference Pass: Purchasing the One-Day Conference Pass the day of the conference. Excludes meals.

N/A $115

Student Pass: Complimentary access to the conference. Excludes meals and flash drive. N/A N/A

Meals (Price is Per Attendee) Quantity Fee before or on

January 29**

Fee after

January 29 Total $

Buffet Lunch (Monday) $28 $35

Ohio Wine Reception (Monday Evening) Included for all

Conference Attendees Included for all

Conference Attendees --

Banquet featuring Ohio Quality Wines and/or 2015 Director’s Choice Award-Winners (Monday evening after Ohio Wine Reception)

$75 $85

Breakfast Buffet (Tuesday Morning – if staying at hotel is already included in room rate) $18 $23

Trade Show Buffet Lunch Featuring Ohio Wines (Tuesday) $27 $32

Total Amount Enclosed for All Registration and Meals* $

Please indicate and describe special dietary needs here: ____________________________________________________________________________

Select Form of Payment: □Check (made payable to Ohio Dept. of Agriculture) □Discover □Mastercard □Visa Credit Card Number: __________________________________ Verification Code: _________ Expiration Date: ___________ If credit card billing is different than address above, please list billing information below: Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________________________ State: ___________________ Zip: _____________________ **Discount applies to all registrations postmarked on or before January 29, 2016. Please note, no refunds will be made after January 29, 2016.

Questions: Contact: Christy Eckstein Phone: 614-728-6438 Fax: 614-466-7754 ceckstein@agri.ohio.gov Return form & payment to: Ohio Grape Industries Committee 8995 East Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

Lodging Information

Hotel reservations should be made directly with the hotel. Mention the “Ohio Grape & Wine Conference” for special rate.

Embassy Suites Columbus-Dublin

5100 Upper Metro Place Dublin, Ohio 43017 (614) 790-9000 70 rooms blocked for Sunday evening and 120 rooms blocked for Monday evening Rate: $109 + tax (includes full hot and cold breakfast buffet, including a cooked-to-order omelet station and complimentary evening reception with light snacks and beverages of your choice.) www.columbusdublin.embassysuites.com *cut-off date January 23, 2016 by midnight

Driving Directions

From the North: Take any major highway to I-270. Take I-270 West to US 33 E/OH-161 E towards Dublin. Turn right onto Frantz Road. Turn right onto Upper Metro Place. Hotel is located on the right.

From the West: Take any major highway to I-70 East. Take I-270 North to US 33 E/OH-161 E towards Dublin. Turn right onto Frantz Road. Turn right onto Upper Metro Place. Hotel is located on the right.

From the East: Take any major highway to I-70 West. Take I-70 West to I-270 North to US 33 E/OH-161 E towards Dublin. Turn right onto Frantz Road. Turn right onto Upper Metro Place. Hotel is located on the right.

From the South: Take any major highway to I-71 North. Take I-71 North to I-270 West. Take I-270 West to US 33 E/OH-161 E towards Dublin. Turn right onto Frantz Road. Turn right onto Upper Metro Place. Hotel is located on the right.

2016 Wine Conference Preview Day:

Sit, Sip and Learn

February 14, 2016 – Created for those looking to open a winery and those

who have recently established one. The goal is to provide information and

resources to assist in developing a strong and viable winery business. We

have invited exceptional presenters for each topic. Attendees will leave with

business cards, handouts, lists of contact persons and a myriad of other tools

which will serve their business well whether they have been open for several

years or plan to open soon.

Cost will be $100 per business for the first person, $25 for each additional person from the same business, plus

$25 per attendee for lunch. Registration will be available on line at www.OhioWines.org or by calling 800-227-

6972.

Day long workshop will begin at 9:30 am with panels of experts addressing business and marketing

considerations to assure success. Several guest speakers will address the major topics, some information will be

addressed via handouts Entrepreneurship – what it takes to be successful as a business owner in today’s wine environment

Writing a business plan – a hands-on experience

Understanding financing – plan carefully to avoid failure

Writing a marketing plan including low cost, no cost opportunities for start-up businesses

Business considerations

o Benefits and obstacles with sole proprietorship, LLC, S corps and partnerships

o Looking for and dealing with

Attorneys

Accountants

Insurance needs

Music licensing

Grower relations and contract considerations

Finding financing – working with your banking community and other entities

Crisis Planning to avoid disaster

Compliance considerations

o TTB: licensing, labeling and production

o ODLC and Public Safety

Professional development

o Professional literature

o National conferences

o National association memberships

Customer service in your tasting room

Implementing a marketing plan

o Social Media

o Print advertising considerations

o Partnerships with ancillary entities including visitors bureaus and chambers of commerce

o Special events and temporary licenses

o Advertising restrictions

o Packaging considerations

Following the Preview Day, on Monday February 15 when the conference ‘officially’ begins the staff at OARDC will be

offering two full days for beginning growers and winemakers.

Return of the Jedi, or the 17 Year Locusts? by David Scurlock, OSU/OARDC Viticulture Outreach Specialist

2016 is going to be the revival of the 17 year cicada in mostly the eastern half of Ohio. The last invasion was back in 1999. Brood V will emerge in MD, OH, PA, VA and WV. I thought it would be good to do a little research on the cicada in preparation of its arrival in order to provide a warm welcome? Cicadas feed on sap using piercing mouth parts and do not bite or sting in a true sense, but may occasionally mistake a person's arm for a plant limb and attempt to feed. Cicadas are not major agricultural pests but in some outbreak years, trees may be overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of females laying their eggs in the shoots. Small trees may wilt and larger trees may lose small branches. Exodus 10:15 - For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of…OHIO? For your listening pleasure here is the song of the cicada. http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/grapeipm/Files/chloromera.wav *If this link does not work, as sometimes happens, try copying this and pasting it into your internet search engine I am going to just cut to the chase and let you know what chemicals are the best to my knowledge to control cicadas incidentally as you target phylloxera and other insects in this time period. I called several apple growers across the state, spoke with chemical reps, pomologists and entomologist to piece together some information you could use. I will then get into some very interesting tidbits about the cicada that I found interesting and saved that for the rest of the story. Chemical Recommendations

There are no chemical recommendations for the exact treatment of 17 year cicadas in the new Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide 2016. Recommendations are taken from past information from the Midwest Tree Fruit Spray Guide for apples and coordinating like insecticides that are also labeled for grapes. Disclaimer: The chemicals recommended should be effective for cicadas but our target insect is phylloxera and overlapping of the cycles could control cicadas so no additional insecticides are needed to treat cicadas specifically.

Danitol2.4EC-10.7-21.33oz/A. This provided excellent control of phylloxera when applied at 8-10 inch shoot growth and then reapplied in 2 weeks. Monitoring and scouting for both phylloxera and cicadas should be made every couple of days. Vineyards near wooded areas are going to be more susceptible to infestations.

Admire Pro4.6P-7-14oz/A. This provided excellent control of phylloxera when applied at 8-10 inch shoot growth and then reapplied in 2 weeks. Monitoring and scouting for both phylloxera and cicadas should be made every couple of days. Vineyards near wooded areas are going to be more susceptible to infestations. This product can be applied as a foliar or soil applied treatment.

Assail30SG-2.5-5.3oz/A. This provided excellent control of phylloxera when applied at 8-10 inch shoot growth and then reapplied in 2 weeks. Monitoring and scouting for both phylloxera and cicadas should be made every couple of days. Vineyards near wooded areas are going to be more susceptible to infestations.

Disclaimer Clause: The 2015 Midwest Tree Fruit Spray Guide and the Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide 2016 both mention cicadas in them. For apple growers you want to avoid pyrethroids that also kill beneficial mites which can result in a severe mite outbreak. Insecticides to control cicadas in vineyards are not specifically mentioned but some of these same chemicals labeled in the orchard are also labeled in the vineyard and will kill the cicada although we may be targeting other insects that appear on the label. In more brief words, cicadas may become collateral damage.

Protection against Cicada via exclusion:

Insect Nettings are the most effective way to provide protection in your backyard for your young trees, which are most susceptible. This is probably not practical on a large scale. Because Cicada are large insects, a 1/4" mesh netting is effective. Wrap netting completely around the tree. Tie or seal it off at the bottom.

Important Note: Even if the Cicadas have emerged in your area, you have 5-10 days to cover young trees before the female begins to cause damage, as she lays her eggs.

Susceptible plants-All Fruit trees, Arborvitae, Ash, Beech, Black Eyed Susan, Crab Apple, Grapevines, Hawthorn, Hickory, Holly, Japanese Maple, Lilacs, Magnolia, Maple, Oak, Raspberry plants, Rhododendron, Rosses, Rose of Sharon, Spirea, Viburnum and Willow

Non-Susceptible plants-Most flowers, Herbs, Vegetables, Pines and Firs

Who knew, cicadas do not eat their vegetables?

Anecdotes and quotes Several apple growers told me that they are aware this is the year for the 17 year cicada but are not too worried about them. Recommendations would be if you are planting a new orchard you may want to delay planting until the females are done laying their eggs. It is this time period that the female cuts slits into pencil sized wood in apple limbs to lay her eggs. This can cause the limb to break and lose your fruit in producing trees. In newly planted small trees this can set them back and potentially kill them. One apple grower had removed a wooded area and performed a lot of cultivation in preparation for a new planting prior to the last invasion of the cicadas and he concluded that he had disrupted the nymphs in the soil and most likely killed a large number that he did not have a huge invasion and was not anticipating a large number this year either. A chestnut grower is planning on applying sprays to hopefully knock down and kill flying cicadas during the period of breeding. The nymphs come out of the soil and climb up trunks a short distance and then molt or shed their skins. They soon form hard shells and start their mating song. The adults begin to mate within 7 to 10 days and this is the time period that you will want to try to either prevent egg laying by netting or by chemically killing the female.

Adult females of cicadas injure grapevines by making ovipositional slits in the canes.

Nymphs of periodical cicadas do not feed to any large extent on the roots of grape. Once the nymphs emerge from the eggs, they move 1 to 11/2 feet the ground, where they feed on the roots of deciduous trees. These nymphs require 17 years to complete development and emerge from the ground as adult cicadas. Adults emerge during late May and are present for about six weeks. The adult is about 1/2 inches long and has clear wings and a dark body accented with orange and red.

Female ovipositional slits

Adult cicada

Four different broods of cicadas occur in Ohio. Although each brood requires 17 years to complete its life cycle, the broods overlap, and adult cicadas emerge at intervals of two to eight years in different areas of the state. Look at the map below to try to determine if you live in an emergence zone.

Predators and pathogens

Eastern cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus) with cicada prey

Cicadas are commonly eaten by birds, squirrels, bats, wasps, spiders, frogs, fish and reptiles during this time of mass emergence. Newly hatched nymphs may be eaten by ants, and nymphs living underground are preyed on by burrowing mammals like moles.

Several fungal diseases infect and kill adult cicadas while another entomopathogenic fungus, Cordycepss spp., attacks nymphs. Massospora cicadina specifically attacks the adults of periodical cicadas, the spores remaining dormant in the soil between outbreaks.

Cicadas avoid predators using camouflage

Cicadas use a variety of strategies to escape predators such as camouflage or rapid flight when disturbed. The wings are antireflective, helping the insect to conceal itself

Literature and folklore

Cicadas have been featured in literature since the time of Homer”s Iliad, and used as motifs in decorative art from the Chinese Shang dynasty (1766–1122 B.C.). Cicadas have been used as money, in folk medicine, to forecast the weather, to provide song (in China), and in folklore and myths around the world. The cicada has been represented in The Cicada and the Ant based on one of Aesop’s fables. In this story the cicada spends the summer singing while the ant stores away food, and then finds itself without food when the weather turns into winter.

Food and folk medicine

Deep-fried Cryptotympana atrata in Shandong cuisine

Cicadas are consumed both as adults and as nymphs. Shells of cicadas are employed in traditional Chinese medicines.

Last Fun Fact Question: What is the longest lived insect?

Answer: Termite Queens. Among all insects, even those that spend extended periods of time in the pupal stage like the long-lived North American 17 year cicada, there is not insect that can hold a candle to the life span of a termite queen. Termite queens can live to 50 years of age. Scientists have hypothesized that under ideal conditions a termite queen could potentially live to be over a hundred years old.

And now you know …….the rest of the story

Clean Plants

How the National Clean Plant Network, new testing protocols, and a revitalized New York certification program will reduce the risk of nursery-transmitted viral pathogens.

Weekly on Thursdays at Noon Eastern, March 10 - 31Since 2008, National Clean Plant Network Centers have joined together to efficiently produce, maintain, and distribute healthy grapevine budwood to the industry. These materials are starting to make their way to nurseries, and ultimately, to end-users. This four-part webinar series will cover the process of producing and distributing virus-tested plant material, graft-transmissible diseases and their impact, New York State’s new testing and certification program, and New York nurseries’ investment in new motherblocks and propagation procedures.

Thursday, March 10: The Pipeline: From tissue culture to your vineyard.Joshua Puckett, Foundation Plant Services, UC Davis and Tim Martinson, Cornell University

Thursday, March 17: Viral diseases transmitted through nursery stock in the East: Grapevine Leafroll Disease, Tomato ringspot, and Grapevine Red blotch. Marc Fuchs, Cornell University; Annemiek Schilder, Michigan State University; and Mizuho Nita, Virginia Tech

Thursday, March 24: Crown gall biology and management; The value of virus-tested plant material.Tom Burr, Cornell University and Shadi Atallah, University of New Hampshire

Thursday March 31: New York’s revitalized grapevine certification program, and New York nurseries’ plans for the future.Marc Fuchs, Cornell University; Margaret Kelly, NYS Department of Ag and Markets; Dennis Rak, Double A Vineyards; Eric Amberg, Grafted Grape Nursery; Fred Merwarth, Hermann Weimer Nursery

Register at: http://tinyurl.com/NCPNgrapes

The webinars are free of charge, but you must be registered by noon the Wednesday before the webinar to receive connection instructions. Registering for one webinar will ensure you receive connection instructions for all future webinars.

For more information, visit: https://grapesandwine.cals.cornell.edu/extension/ncpn-webinar-series-clean-plants-future

for the future of the Eastern Wine and Grape Industry

Source: American Fruit Grower

Digital Mapping Could Help Growers Improve Vineyard Management Plans By: Ann-Marie Jeffries | December 29, 2015

Concord vineyards along the shore of Lake Erie overlaid with spatial sensor canopy data. In this case, blue areas show vines with strong growth and high production and red areas show problem areas of poor growth and production. In conjunction with other spatial data layers, such as soil and yield maps, vineyard managers can develop variable rate management plans for their vineyards to reduce variation and improve production and fruit quality.

Cornell University researchers are working on a project that will give grape growers access to digital maps detailing the health of their vineyards at a level never before achieved.

The project, led by Terry Bates, director of the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Lab in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), received $6 million in federal funding.

“The purpose of the project is to be able to measure and manage the natural spatial variability in vineyards,” Bates says.

Mobile sensors are hooked up to tractors or ATVs while growers perform other vineyard activities. For example, there’s a sensor that measures soil electrical conductivity, and another sensor is pointed at the sidewall of the canopy to measure it as the grower drives through the vineyard.

The soil sensors already exist, as do sensors for measuring canopy. A yield monitor is also available that mounts on a grape harvester and can measure the weight of the grapes as they

come off the vine. The task now is to create a sensor that can sense what size the crop is early in the season, non-destructively.

Carnegie Mellon University researchers are in the process of developing an ATV-mounted crop sensor that can detect berries as the grower drives through the vineyard. The goal is to do this early- or mid-season to create a spatial map of what the yield is likely to be.

“What we try to do is start layering all this data on top of each other,” Bates explains. “So with soil, canopy and crop, we layer that data and look at the relationships between the data layers and come up with management maps for the grower.”

The Possibilities The ultimate goal is for these layered maps to help growers make wiser, well-informed vineyard management decisions.

“We can get an after-the-fact yield off the grape yield monitor that anyone can buy, but we’re trying to also develop this early-season or mid-season image analysis to give us the same thing, but give it to us at a time when we can actually do something about the crop,” Bates says.

For example, if a crop is too heavy in one side of the vineyard and light in the other side, the crop can be thinned on the heavy side, and growers can prepare for early ripening on the light side, which can help with harvest planning.

Once the sensor development is complete, the next step is to establish and test the variable rate management, Bates says. Researchers will be looking at whether variable rate management does indeed save the grower money by lowering production costs and improving juice quality.

Bates adds that while he began work on the project in New York, the California wine and table grape industries are heavily vested in the project. Four test sites have been set up in California, in addition to one in New York.

“We’re dealing with measuring the fundamentals of vine productivity, so that makes it able to transcend across all the different grape industries,” Bates says. “Whether you’re growing juice grapes in New York, wine grapes in Washington, or table grapes in the San Joaquin Valley, growers want to know how soil affects vine growth, their canopy development, and how canopy development affects vine productivity.”

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Study proves no wine or beer possible without wasp poop

The wasp and the grape: a worker hornet (Vespa crabro) feeding on a grape in a Tuscan vineyard. The image shows how Vespa crabro can break and eat grape berries, moving S.cerevisiae yeasts and other microorganisms. Image used with the permission and courtesy of Stefano Turillazzi.

The yeast that is the natural source of the fermentation of wine, beer, and bread is carried in the intestines of wasps. The yeast called Saccharomyces cerevisiae can only mate in the intestines of wasps. The yeast is commonly called brewer’s yeast. Irene Stefanini from the Centre for Research and Innovation in Trento, Italy and colleagues from Spain and Montevideo are the first to examine the mating habits of the yeast that makes wine and beer possible. The analysis was reported in the Jan. 18, 2016, edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The researchers found several mating behaviors for yeast that have never before been seen before. Saccharomyces cerevisiae was found to mate with wild yeast Saccharomyces paradoxus for the first time. Saccharomyces paradoxus received DNA transfered from the mating that allows this yeast to survive in a wasp’s gut.

Brewer’s yeast has been cultured industrially for centuries. The volume of wine and beer produced could not depend on the amount of brewer’s yeast deposited on wine grapes or the grains and hops that make beer by wasps alone. The first wine and beer were dependent on the yeast that wasps defecated on the grains that make beer and the grapes that make wine. The yeast is still deposited by wasps in the present time.

Wine making is at least 7,000 years old. The first known beer making occurred 6,000 years ago. The oldest known wasp fossil is 34 million years old. Yeast may be one of the first organisms to have evolved.

The study poses some as yet unanswered questions. Wasps inhabit a relatively small region of land for generations. The exchange of DNA between brewer’s yeast and other strains of yeast in wasp intestines may be responsible for some of the flavor that regional wines have. Differences in the yeast in wasp poop could be the flavor notes that make some wines special.

SOURCE: http://www.agweb.com/article/winter-storms-whos-up-next-naa-ben-potter/ Winter Storms: Who's Up Next? JANUARY 27, 2016 10:14 AM

More snow is on the way next week. Find out what areas are most likely to be affected.

December and January has brought some winter weather that farmers will remember for years to come. First came winter storm Goliath, which roared through the Southwest, killing at least 50,000 beef and dairy cattle in the process. Not long after was winter storm Jonas, which grabbed headlines for burying Washington, D.C. and New York City, but also wreaked havoc on farms across Appalachia and the Mid Atlantic.

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Now, farmers and others are asking – is more inclement weather on the way? AgDay meteorologist Mike Hoffman says you won’t have to wait too long to find out.

“We’ll see some pretty impressive troughs develop next week, and that will not only bring some cold air in, but it will also probably put down some pretty good snows in places,” he says.

The storm could hit the Plains by Tuesday, Feb. 2, with areas that include Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and northern Michigan beset with snow and wind. The Mid-South and eastern Corn Belt will also see rain and severe thunderstorms possible during this time.

“We’re looking at potential blizzard conditions coming into the picture,” according to Domenica Davis, meteorologist with The Weather Channel.

Davis says that potential threats across the country include:

• High winds, rain and snow in California • Up to 3 feet of snow in the Sierra Mountains • Heavy blowing snow in the Rockies and Central Plains

• Severe thunderstorm threat across the Gulf Coast and Mississippi Valley

This storm probably won’t hold a candle to the infamous Groundhog’s Day storm five years ago, which slammed Chicago with a record 21.2 inches of snow from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 in 2011. Still, don’t be surprised if significant snowfall occurs, especially in the Plains, meteorologists warn.

For weather news, current conditions, forecasts and more, visit www.AgWeb.com/weather.

OSU Grape & Wine Research & Outreach Specialist Please contact the following Research, Extension/Outreach Specialists, and Educators if you have any questions relating to their respective field of expertise.

Contact Information Area of Expertise & Assistance

Provided Name & Address Phone Email & Website

Dr. Mike Ellis, Emeritus Professor Dept. Plant Pathology 224 Selby Hall ‐‐ OARDC 1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, OH 44691

330‐263‐3849

E‐mail: ellis.7@osu.edu *After Dec.1 2014 Website: http://www.oardc.ohio‐ state.edu/fruitpathology/

Grape diseases and control. Recommendation on grape fungicides

Dr. Celeste Welty Dept. of Entomology Columbus, Ohio

614‐292‐2803

E‐mail: welty.1@osu.edu

Fruit and vegetable Insects

Dr. Doug Doohan, Professor Dept. Horticulture & Crop Science 205 Gourley Hall – OARDC 1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, OH 44691

330‐202‐3593

E‐mail: doohan.1@osu.edu Website: www.oardc.ohio‐ state.edu/weedworkshop/default.asp

Vineyard weeds and control. Recommendation on herbicides

Dr. Imed Dami, Associate Professor & Viticulture State Specialist Dept. Horticulture & Crop Science 216 Gourley Hall – OARDC 1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, OH 44691

330‐263‐3882

E‐mail: dami.1@osu.edu Website: oardc.osu.edu/grapeweb/

Viticulture research and statewide extension & outreach programs. Recommendation on variety selection. Imed is the primary research contact of the viticulture program.

Contact Information

Area of Expertise& Assistance Provided

Name & Address Phone Email & Website

David Scurlock, Viticulture Outreach Specialist 118 Gourley Hall – OARDC 1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, OH 44691

330‐263‐3825

E‐mail: scurlock.2@osu.edu Website: oardc.osu.edu/grapeweb/

Evaluation of site suitability for vineyard establishment and all aspects of grape production practices in northern Ohio. David is the primary extension contact of the viticulture program

Todd Steiner, Enology Program Manager & Outreach Specialist Dept. Horticulture & Crop Science 118 Gourley Hall – OARDC 1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, OH 44691

330‐263‐3881

E‐mail: steiner.4@osu.edu Website: oardc.osu.edu/grapeweb/

Commercial wine production, sensory evaluation, laboratory analysis/setup and winery establishment. Todd is the primary research and extension contact of the enology program

Dr. Gary Gao , Small Fruit Specialist and Associate Professor, OSU South Centers 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon, OH 45661 OSU Campus in Columbus Room 256B, Howlett Hall, 2001 Fyffe Ct Columbus, OH 43201

740-289-2071 ext.123 Fax:740-289-4591

E-mail: gao.2@cfaes.osu.edu Website: http://southcenters.osu.edu/

Viticulture Research and Outreach, VEAP visits in southern Ohio, vineyard management practices, soil fertility and plant nutrition, fruit quality improvement, variety evaluation, table and wine grape production

Station Manager Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station 2625 South Ridge Road Kingsville, OH 44048

440‐224‐0273

E‐mail: Website: www.oardc.ohio‐ state.edu/branches/branchinfo.asp?id=1

Winegrape production in Northeast Ohio, especially vinifera varieties

Contact Information

Area of Expertise& Assistance Provided

Name & Address Phone

Email & Website

David Marrison, County Extension Director, Associate Professor & Extension Educator, OSU Extension‐Ashtabula County 39 Wall Street Jefferson, Ohio 44047

440‐576‐9008 Ext. 106

E‐mail: marrison.2@osu.edu Website: ashtabula.osu.edu

Vineyard and winery economics, estate planning and Extension programs in Northeast Ohio