The Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory is open to in-person consultations and conducting business as usual. We look forward to seeing you!
As always, appointments are a great idea if you have a specific topic to discuss with one of us!
If you have questions please contact:
Jennifer Phillips Russo at jjr268@cornell.edu or 716-640-5350 for viticulture questions
Megan Luke at mfl5873@psu.edu
Andrew Holden at azh6192@psu.edu business management specialist
Kate Robinson at kjr45@cornell.edu
Kim Knappenberger at ksk76@cornell.edu
There are approximately 31,500 acres of vineyard in the Lake Erie region of New York and Pennsylvania grown on 582 farms, making this the second largest grape growing region outside of California.
Of this acreage, 98.5% consists of Labrusca (American Grape) varieties such as ‘Concord’ and ‘Niagara’ which are used for juice, jam and other fresh or fermented products. The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program consists of Extension Educators and research faculty/staff from Cornell University and Penn State University that crosses state lines and is bringing local experience and research based solutions together to provide projects aimed at increasing yields, product quality, diversity and improvement of cultivars, efficiency of production, profitability and adoption of environmentally sound cultural and pest management strategies.
Key Stats Today:
Current Concord Phenology at CLEREL
4/15/2024
GDD (Base 50) from Jan 1 = 83
GDD (Base 50) from Apr 1 = 43
(as reported on NEWA.cornell.edu – Portland station)
Precipitation from Jan 1 = 10.64”
38-year average precip for April 15 = 9.24”
Bud Break at CLEREL this year…
Bloom at CLEREL this year ...
Veraison at CLEREL this year ...
Bud Swell 3.5
Modified Shaulis Field Score
2023-2024 Bud Hardiness
You can check the progression of the bud hardiness for the Lake Erie Region and others around New York State by clicking this link. Find the grape cluster on the map that is closest to you to see the results as they are available.
