Wine grape research videos now available
Find out what MSU scientists are learning thanks to Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council funding.
Wine grape growers now have easy access to Michigan State University research in the form of short, informative videos. Thanks to funding from the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council, growers can access free presentations from MSU scientists describing their research findings and what it means for growers. These helpful videos offer growers quick and easy access to the research that is ongoing at MSU and how it benefits the industry.
These research videos are available at the MSU Extension Grapes Research page. The following are new topics, produced in 2019:
- Implementation of alternative canopy management techniques in the NW and SW to improve fruit technological maturity of grapes grown in Michigan
Paolo Sabbatini, MSU Horticulture - Improving Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center for a Data Driven Wine Grape Extension Program
Thomas Todaro, MSU Extension - Low Cost Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland Wastewater Treatment System for Small Wineries
Steven Safferman, MSU Biosystems Engineering - Michigan Vineyard IPM Extension Program, 2018
Rufus Isaacs, MSU Entomology - Reducing Harvest Losses to Late-Season Insects and their Associated Diseases in Michigan Vineyards
Rufus Isaacs, MSU Entomology
The MSU Extension Grapes Research page also has the following videos from previous years available for viewing:
- Biology and Management of Grape Mealybug
Keith Mason, MSU Department of Entomology - Control and Management of Sour Rot and Volatile Acidity in Vinifera Grapes Grown in Michigan
Josh VanderWeide, MSU Department of Horticulture - Michigan Vineyard IPM Extension Program
Rufus Isaacs, MSU Department of Entomology - Water Uses in Wineries
Liesl Eichler Clark, 5 Lakes Energy - Biology and management of invasive insect pests in Michigan vineyards
Keith Mason, MSU Department of Entomology - Developing methods for use of own-rooted Vitis vinifera vines in Michigan vineyards
Tom Zabadal and Jenny Schoonmaker, MSU Department of Horticulture - Grape IPM Program
Rufus Isaacs, MSU Department of Entomology - Impact and spread of grapevine leafroll virus
Annemiek Schilder, MSU Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences - Leaf removal: A tool to improve crop control and fruit quality in vinifera grapes
Paolo Sabbatini, MSU Department of Horticulture - Strategic modernization of Enviroweather stations serving the Michigan grape and wine industries
Jeff Andresen, MSU Department of Geography
This material is based upon work supported by the USDA NIFA under Award No. 2017-700006-27175. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view of the US Department of Agriculture.