Grape management course open to growers of all experience levels
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Media Contact: Gail Ellis | Editorial Communications Coordinator | 405-744-9152 | gail.ellis@okstate.edu
Registration is now open for the 2024 Oklahoma State University Extension Grape Management Course that begins in March and ends in September.
What: OSU Extension and the OSU Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture will share grape management information and provide networking opportunities for new and established grape growers.
Participants will also receive:
- OK Vineyard Establishment and Management Handbook
- Pocket Guide to Oklahoma Grape Pests
- Certificate of completion
Who: Prospective and seasoned grape producers
When: The course is broken into six half-day experiences designed to show each stage of grape production:
- Thursday, Mar. 7: Course overview, site selection and pruning
- Thursday, April 4: Grape species, planting and weed management
- Thursday, May 2: Economics, soil and water quality and disease management
- Thursday, June 6: Irrigation, fertilization and guest speaker
- Thursday, Aug. 15: Harvest, veraison and wine chemistry
- Thursday, Sept. 5: Post-harvest vineyard care, course evaluation and graduation
Each session is set for 1 to 5 p.m., but dates and topics may be subject to change. No session will be held in July.
Where: Cimarron Valley Research Station, Perkins, Oklahoma. The station is located a half-mile north of the intersection at Highway 33 and 177.
The course is limited to the first 50 registrants and costs $250 per person. Register online by Feb. 23.
For more information, please contact Aaron Essary, OSU Extension specialist for viticulture and enology, at 405-744-7472 or aaron.essary@okstate.edu.
Story By: Laney Reasner | gail.ellis@okstate.edu