On August 19, 2004, the Pennsylvania Association of Winegrowers in cooperation with Penn State Cooperative Extension and the Rodale Institute, held their Annual Summer Vineyard Walk Around at the Roth Vineyard in Fairfield, PA.

AGENDA

9:00 Introductions and Remarks
1. Sherry Sowers, president of PAW
2. Phil Roth, host and owner of Roth Vineyard
3. Paul Hepperly, The Rodale Institute

9:30 Stop #1
1. Broadleaf control, root pruning and compost program - Phil Roth
2. Compost tea experiments in PA and Long Island vineyards - Matt Ryan, Rodale
3. 2004 "soft chemical" program, use of low impact fungicides - Jim Travis and Bryan Hed, PSU

10:30 Break

10:45 Stop #2
1. Cover crops, Tomato Ringspot Virus and alternative weed control - John Halbrendt, PSU
2. Weed control - Phil Roth
3. Soil and floor management alternatives (Power Point) - Jim Travis and Noemi Halbrendt, PSU
4. Grape replant disorder in Pennsylvania vineyards - Fritz Westover, PSU
5. Update on the vineyard season-Mark Chien, aa Update on Powdery Mildew (Power Point), Jim Travis, PSU

12:00 Lunch at the warehouse

1:00 Stop #3
1. Secure chemical storage, sprayer filling system - Phil Roth
2. Demonstration of compost tea brewer - Matt Ryan, Rodale
3. Compost discussion and compost turning demonstration - Phil Roth

2:00 Designing a Vineyard to Minimize Chemical Inputs (Power Point) - Ed Boyce and Sarah O'Herron, Black Ankle Vineyard, MD

2:45 Grapevine Yellows in Mid-Atlantic Vineyards - LeAnn Beanland, Virginia Tech

3:30 Break

4:15 Understanding Grape Root Borer Using a NE SARE Grant (Power Point) - Marty Keen, Conestoga Vineyard, Lancaster, PA

4:45 Q&A - all speaker and attendees

5:15 Adjourn - Thank you for coming! Good luck with the harvest. See you in 2005.

Note: Please remember to fill out your evaluation and fax or send to: 717.394.3962 or 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA 17601