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  Grapes for South Dakota
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Grape Production

Grapevines require a site with full sun. Southeastern, south and southwestern slopes provide the best sun exposure. A loam, sandy loam or clay loam with a pH of 6.5 to 7.5 is ideal. Avoid heavy clay soils, very sandy soils or low poorly drained sites. In addition, avoid low lying areas that are prone to late spring and early fall frost damage. Many varieties are very susceptible to 2,4-D-related herbicides; avoid planting in close proximity to areas where these herbicides are used (road right-of-ways, lawns and small grain fields). Grapevines take three years to come into production and are a very labor intensive crop (cultivation, pruning, spraying, irrigation and picking). Grapevines require a trellis system and may require irrigation in some areas.  Three common mistakes that new growers make are: not controlling weeds before and after planting, not providing enough water for establishment and not providing a trellis system in the first year.  A properly trained mature grapevine can produce five to twenty pounds of fruit; however, weather hazards, herbicides, birds or other animals can significantly reduce production potential. Please note: some of these sites may list grape cultivars that are not suitable for this region.  For South Dakota Climate information including freeze prediction maps go to http://climate.sdstate.edu/w_info/frost/frost.shtm 


.SD: Vineyard Work Calendar
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/FS948.pdf

.SD: Winery Law
South Dakota Winery Law etc.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2002/bills/HB1272HCO.htm
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2002/amend/amd1272ja.htm
https://www.state.sd.us/eforms/secure/eforms/E1341V1-FarmWineryExciseTaxReport.pdf

.SD: Fertilizing grapes
Powerpoint from March 08 Viticulture workshop; from Dr. Paul Domoto at Iowa State
http://hortmg.sdstate.edu/fertilizing.ppt

.SD: Petiole testing
Powerpoint from March 08 Viticulture workshop; from Dr. Paul Domoto at Iowa State
http://hortmg.sdstate.edu/petiole testing.ppt

.SD: Recommended Resources for South Dakota Grape Growers
http://hortmg.sdstate.edu/resources09.doc
http://hortmg.sdstate.edu/GrapeResources09.pdf

.SD: Revenue, Shipping and Federal Information
http://www.state.sd.us/drr2/revenue.html
http://ttb.gov/alcohol/index.htm
http://www.wineamerica.org/wapt/index.html

.SD: Soil Fertility for Grapes
Powerpoint from March 08 Viticulture workshop; from Dr. Paul Domoto at Iowa State
http://hortmg.sdstate.edu/soil fertility.ppt

.SD: Soil Sampling for Vineyards
Recommendations for sampling a vineyard site
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/ExEx6038.pdf

2009 Midwest Commercial Small Fruit & Grape Spray Guide
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/ext/sfg/

Cost of Growing Grapes in Western Colorado
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/WR/costofgrowinggrapes.pdf

Cultivar Descriptions for Cold-Hardy grapes - Iowa
http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/cultivars/cultivars.html

Economic Feasibility of Vineyards & Wineries, Cost Estimates for Grape Production in Iowa
Workbooks for winery and vineyard development.
Cost Estimates for Grape Production in Iowa
http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/fruits/wine/winery_and_vineyard_feasibility_workbooks.cfm
http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/opportunities/exploring.html

Herbicide Damage to Grapes
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/em/em8860.pdf

Iowa: Grape Research and publications
Includes links to variety descriptions, vineyard weed control, and more
Dr. J.M. Gerrath, Dept of Biology, Univ. N. Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0421, USA
1-319-273-7152
1-319-273-7125
http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/news/newsmain.html
http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/research/research.html

Iowa: Installing a Trellis
Slide presentation in pdf format of the whole process of installing a trellis system - lots of good detail!
http://viticulture.hort.iastate.edu/research/pdf/installtrellis.pdf

KS: Grape Production in Kansas
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf2370.pdf

MI: Grapes- Michigan State University
http://www.canr.msu.edu/vanburen/grapeweb.htm
http://www.msue.msu.edu/fruit/grape.htm
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modfr/26429701.html

Midwest Grape Production Guide
Cover site selection, establishment, pruning & training, crop management, pests & diseases, fertilization, and harvesting
http://ohioline.osu.edu/b919/index.html
or
http://ohioline.osu.edu/b919/pdf/b919.pdf

MN: Growing Grapes for Home Use
More for the home grower, but still some useful information, including grape characteristics and plant establishment
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG1103.html

MN: Northern Winework by Tom Plocher and Bob Parker
Price is US$ 30 plus $3 shipping.
9040 152nd Street North
Hugo, Minnesota 55038
http://www.northernwinework.com
http://www.littlefatwino.com/nwinework.html

MN: University of Minnesota grapes
http://www.grapes.umn.edu/wine.html

NC: The Mid-Atlantic Grape Growers Guide
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/resources/winegrape/

Nebraska - Viticulture Research & Extension website
Current events, basic information, presentations, and much more!
http://agronomy.unl.edu/viticulture/

NY: Low Temperature Injury
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/pool/budcoldinjury/Assessingbudcoldinjury.html
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/pool/trunkinjury/tihtml/trkinjtablecontents.html

NY: Organic Grape Production
This and other grape publications can be ordered from
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/pool/organicvitwkshp/tabofcontents.html
http://nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/publications/hs_pubs.html

OH: Midwest Small Fruit and Grape Network
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~sfgnet/

OR: Northwest U.S. Berry and Grape Production
http://berrygrape.orst.edu/fruitgrowing/grapes/grapeproduction.htm

Organic Grape Production - ATTRA
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/grapes.pdf

PA: Pennsylvania State University: Growing Grapes
http://winegrape.cas.psu.edu/growing_grapes/index.html

UCA: Enology Short Courses
UC Davis Enology Short Courses
Making Table Wine at Home
http://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/WineGrape/UNEX/index.htm
http://wineserver.ucdavis.edu/WineGrape/Homewine/index.htm

VI: Cost Estimates for Grape Production in Virginia
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/viticulture/463-008/463-008.html

VI: Index of Dr. Bruce Zoecklein's Enology Newsletter: Vintners Corner
http://www.fst.vt.edu/extension/enology/index.html

WI: Growing Grapes in Wisconsin
http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/A1656.PDF
http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/A2129.PDF

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