MGGA / UMD 2023 Summer Field Day - Saturday July 29th, 2023 - Corteau Vineyards, Mechanicsville, MD
2023-07-29 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Corteau Vineyard, 38713 Golden Beach Road, Mechanicsville, MD, 20659, United States
Tickets are available via EventBrite – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mgga-and-umd-summer-field-day-2023-tickets-669846497907?aff=oddtdtcreator

MGGA/UMD SUMMER FIELD DAY Saturday July 29th, 2023

Corteau Vineyards
38713 Golden Beach Road
Mechanicsville, MD 20659

AGENDA
8:30 – 9:00: Registration. Coffee, juice, and donuts provided.
9:00 – 9:30: Welcome and Introductions – Announcements from MGGA and Overview of Corteau Vineyards by MGGA President Wick Dudley and the Byrne Family.
9:30 – 11:00 Grape IVM: Integrated vineyard management includes assessing the vineyard for current conditions, including canopy management, nutrition, crop level, diseases, and other pests. We will also scout for Spotted Lanternfly hosts. This session will be in the vineyard, so please bring your hat, sunscreen and sunglasses. Dr. Mengjun Hu and Dr. Joe Fiola, UMD.
11:00 – 11:15: Break
11:15 – 12:00: Background and managing Spotted Lanternfly – Dr. Cain Hickey, Penn State University

12:00 – 1:00: Lunch – Bring Your Own – Fast Food options are 5 minutes away, along Route 5.
You are invited to bring wine to share during lunch; as always moderation is paramount.

1:00 – 1:30: Terroir, rootstocks, and wines and vine management – Drs. Fiola and Hickey
1:30 – 2:00: Fungicide resistance in grapevine Downy mildew – Shannon Rotella, Graduate Student, UMD
2:00 – 2:30: Fungicide options and timing for late-season rots – Dr. Hu
2:40 – 3:00: Break
3:00 – 3:30: Labor – obtaining and management options – Don McClure, Maryland Vineyard Management
3:30 – 4:15: Mechanization demonstration – Alan Thibault, Vigneron Toy Store
4:15: Final Remarks, pesticide credits, and closing.

Optional Winery Tour following the program

Private & Commercial Pesticide Applicator Recertification Credits for this event are pending.

Annual Meeting, January 24-25 (Wednesday and Thursday), 2024 @ HYATT PLACE KENT NARROWS & MARINA
2024-01-24 - 2024-01-25
2024 Annual Conference – Wednesday January 24 – Thursday January 25
at
HYATT PLACE KENT NARROWS & MARINA
3028 Kent Narrow Way S, Grasonville, Maryland, United States, 21638
Reserved room block Tickets on EventBrite

**Maryland pesticide applicator recertification continuing education credits applied for**

Wednesday, January 24

What
Who

8:30-8:45
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45-9:00
Introduction, Wick Dudley, MGGA; Dr. Joe Fiola, UME

9:00-9:45
State of the Wine Industry/Legislative Update: Janna Howley, Grow & Fortify and Dr. Joe Fiola, UME

9:45-10:30
Contracts
Janna Howley, Maryland Wineries Association & Panel

10:30-10:45
Break

10:45-11:30
Pesticide (Herbicide) Updates
Dr. Dave Myers, UME

11:30-12:15
Disease Management updates
Shannon Rotella, Student & Field Specialist for Dr. Mengjun Hu

12:15-1:00
Lunch Break / Vendor Displays

1:00-1:45
Disease Management updates
Shannon Rotella, Student & Field Specialist for Dr. Mengjun Hu

1:45-2:15
Herbicide Drift Background
Dr. Joe Fiola and Jennie Schmidt, MS, RD

2:15-2:45
Herbicide Drift Regulations and Enforcement
Alexander Lehman, MDA

2:45-2:30
Break

2:30-3:15
Alternative Grape Markets and Utilization
Pat Isles, John Levenburg, and Dr. Joe Fiola

3:15-4:15
Alternative Grape Cultivars and Utilization, with Wine Tasting
Pat Isles, John Levenburg, and Dr. Joe Fiola

4:15 – 5:00
Break

5:00 – 7:00
RECEPTION

Thursday, January 25

8:30-8:45
Registration and Hot Breakfast

8:45-9:30
MGGA Business Meeting and Elections

9:30-10:15
Ag Applications for Drones
Stanton Gill, UME

10:15-10:30
Break

10:30-11:15
SLF R&D update
Dr. Michela Centinari, PSU

11:15-12:00
A Holistic Approach to Vine Health, Production and Longevity in a Vineyard System
Fritz Westover, Virtual Viticulture Academy

12:00-12:45
Lunch Break / Vendor Displays

12:45-1:30
All things Cover- Cover Crops for Under the Row/Vines
Dr. Michela Centinari, PSU

1:30-2:15
All things Cover- Cultivation, Chemical, Mowing, Tilling, etc.
Daniel Larason

2:15-2:30
Break

2:30-3:15
All things Cover – Goats and sheep
Tom Croghan, Dodon Vineyards

Closing Remarks: MGGA & MWA

Summer Field Day Tickets
2024-06-29 08:30 - 15:00 | The Crossvines, 16601 West Willard Road, Poolesville, 20837
Summer Field Day Tickets
Please go to the following Eventbrite site to purchase your tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mgga-summer-field-day-at-crossvines-vineyard-june-29-2024-tickets-914906819927
Thank you
See you at Crossvines Vineyard June 29th

Summer Field Day
2024-06-29 09:00 - 16:00 | The Crossvines, 16601 West Willard Road, Poolesville, 20837
MGGA Summer Field Day is June 29 at Crossvines Vineyard and Winery near Poolesville, Md.
Tickets are $55 including lunch, $30 BYOL. Tickets are available at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mgga-summer-field-day-at-crossvines-vineyard-june-29-2024-tickets-914906819927
Space is limited, Get your tickets early.
Revised Schedule of events:
9:00-9:30: Check-in/ Greeting – Wick Dudley
9:30-10:30: Vineyard Tour –Joe Fiola & Mengjun Hu
10:30-11:15: Crossvines research – Daniel Larason
11:15-12:00: Data logging for MD Modeling – Dianna Cochran
12:00 – 12:45: Lunch
12:45- 1:45: Varietal Tasting – Joe Fiola
1:45-2:30: Overview of Viral and Bacterial diseases – Mengjun Hu
2:30-3:00: Closing remarks—Wick Dudley
3:00 onwards : Wine tour & Socializing

Annual Meeting Update
2025-01-15 - 2025-01-16 | Visitation Hotel, Frederick, MD, Frederick, Maryland
The Maryland Grape Growers annual meeting is in Frederick, Maryland this year. We will be at the new Visitation Hotel in downtown Frederick. There is a block of rooms reserved for attendees, which may be booked at https://www.visitationhotel.com/. Below is the preliminary schedule of talks. And note there is a New Grower Workshop on Wednesday morning. Admission includes continental breakfast, lunch, wine tasting and social Wednesday and breakfast Thursday. Tickets are available at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maryland-grape-growers-annual-meeting-tickets-1112160906209?aff=oddtdtcreator
Preliminary schedule:
Wednesday morning (8:30- 12:15): State of the Industry
Dealing with Pierces disease
Lanternfly refresher
Breakout session: New Growers workshop

Wednesday Afternoon (1:30- -4:30): Leaf pulling, shoot thinning and disease management
Cultivar characteristics tasting
Grape phenology stages and water stress
Wednesday Evening (5:00- 7:00): MGGA Social

Thursday Morning (8:30-12:15): Breeding for Mid-Atlantic adapted varieties
Dealing with extreme weathers in the Mid-Atlantic
Downey mildew and Mancozeb and new EPA proposed actions

Thursday Afternoon (1:30- 4:40): Influence of soil parent material on vine nutrition
Nutrient deficiency and remediation

Maryland Grape Growers Annual Meeting
2025-01-15 - 2025-01-16 | Visitation Hotel, Frederick, MD, Frederick, Maryland
The Annual Meeting for the Maryland Grape Growers Association is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, January 15th and 16th, 2025 at the new Visitation Hotel in Frederick, Maryland. Add the dates to your calendar and plan on attending. The meeting agenda is being finalized and details will be out shortly. For those who would like to stay overnight, there is a block of rooms reserved for the meeting.

Summer Field Day
2025-06-21 09:00 - 16:00
Summer Field Day 2025 will be at Six Wicket Vineyard, Myersville, Maryland, Saturday June 21st.
Vineyard tour with Joe’s critique, timely presentations, and wine tasting.
BRING your lunch and beverage.
Registration and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-field-day-2025-six-wicket-vineyard-june-21st-tickets-1374608845059?aff=oddtdtcreator

Maryland Grape Growers Association and Maryland Wineries Association joint Annual meeting
2026-01-28 08:00 - 2026-01-29 17:00
The Maryland Grape Growers and the Maryland Wineries Associations are holding their joint Annual meeting January 28 and 29, Wednesday and Thursday, at Hyatt Place hotel, Kent Narrows, Grasonville, Maryland. Tickets are available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mgga-and-mwa-joint-annual-meeting-tickets-1977989971250?aff=oddtdtcreator
Tickets include continental breakfast and lunch each day and evening social Wednesday. PLEASE bring samples of your wine for ‘educational’ tasting at social.
Meeting presentation topics to follow shortly.
