Grape industries

Michigan grape industries

National Grape Cooperative. A cooperative of 1,400 juice grape growers for Welch's.

Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council. Michigan's agency for promoting the state's wine and wine grape-growing industries. The Council recently opened a Wine Industry Resources web site and helped develop our information about climate and choosing a site for a new vineyard. Read research reports from MSU specialists about their work funded through the council at the council's web site.

Four collections of Michigan wineries:
Southwest Michigan Wine Trail Association
Southeast Michigan Pioneer Wine Trail
Wines of Old Mission Peninsula
Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association

The Michigan Grape Society. A grower organization representing southwestern Michigan grape growers (nearly 500 grape growers farming almost 12,000 acres of grapes).

Resources at Michigan Department of Agriculture
Michigan Department of Agriculture home page
Pesticide Applicator Certification. Information for those applying restricted use pesticides.

Additional links from MSU Extension

MSUE Educator Mark Longstroth links additional grape resources at his Michigan Grape web page.
Also, explore the links at the Viticulture information center within the AgNIC alliance.
The MSU Product Center helps producers market products. Its resources include Michigan MarketMaker, which helps link producers of ag products with consumers.

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Funding for this web site provided by Project GREEEN, American Farmland Trust, EPA Region 5's Strategic Agricultural Initiative program, The National Foundation for IPM Education, the Center for Agricultural Partnerships and the MSU Integrated Pest Management Program
in collaboration with MSU Extension and the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station.
Updated 01/19/09 Contact: J.N. Landis.