Eastern European Wine Grape Varieties for Commercial Use in the Upper Midwest: Evaluation of Viticultural Characteristics in a Test Vineyard

Project Overview

FNC02-431
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2002: $5,520.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2005
Matching Non-Federal Funds: $10,885.00
Region: North Central
State: Iowa
Project Coordinator:
Paul Tabor
Tabor Home Vineyards and Winery

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Fruits: grapes

Practices

  • Crop Production: continuous cropping
  • Education and Training: technical assistance, demonstration, display, extension, farmer to farmer, networking, on-farm/ranch research
  • Farm Business Management: feasibility study, value added
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, soil stabilization
  • Pest Management: disease vectors, economic threshold, field monitoring/scouting, genetic resistance, integrated pest management, weather monitoring
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems
  • Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, sustainability measures
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