1. WHAT’S NEW FOR CERTIS IN THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION ME VT NH NY MA CT RI PA NJ MD DE WV
V A

2. Grapes

3. MID-ATLANTIC STATE ACREAGE BY CROPME VT NH MA CT RI NY PA NJ DE MD VA WV
Total
Apples
3100
2800
2100
4000
2200
300
42000
21000
2000
1900
12000
5000
98400
Potatoes
56500
16500
9200
82200
Sweet Corn
1800
1000
1500
5300
4300
800
23300
15200
7400
3300
4200
3700
71800
Grapes
37000
13600
50600
Cranberries
13000
16100
Snap Beans
5600
5500
Peaches
430
1600
4400
6200
850
950
15430
Pumpkins
6800
6900
13700
Cabbage
10900
1200
Lima Beans
10000
Blueberries
900
7500
8400
Cucumbers
3000
550
1400
8250
Onions
8100
Squash
4900
8000
Tomatoes
6100
Watermelons
2700
4800
Peppers
3600
Strawberries
990
2590
Cantaloupes
600
1590
11,000 Acres
In the Finger
Lakes

4. WHAT IS DRIVING THE SUCCESS OF LIFEGARD IN THE NORTHEAST GRAPE MARKET?
Without a doubt, the efforts of the PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Successfully identifying key cooperators to trial LIFEGARD
Their keen understanding of BmJ to target crop/disease markets
Excellent protocol development for the northeast grape market
The introduction of Lifegard into the Grape Market through Dr. Wayne Wilcox
of Cornell has created a pull through demand of the product at the grower
level

5. Downy mildew in Chardonnay grapes
Geneva, New York
Photo by H.B. Highland
Certis USA
4.5 oz/100 gal
Untreated check
CER

6. Grape Downy Mildew Geneva, NY Chardonnay variety
7 applications at 14d intervals, 3 Jun (pre-bloom) to 24 Aug.
Hooded boom sprayer , 50 GPA pre- & 100 GPA post-bloom.
Heavy disease pressure due to frequent & prolonged rainfall.
Disease severity evaluated on 20 leaves & 20 clusters 5 Sep.
Products and rates:
LifeGard (BmJ): 4.5 oz/100 gal.
Prophyt (potassium phosphite): 4 pt/A
Zampro (ametoctradin + dimethomorph): 14 fl oz/A
Revus Top (difenoconazole + mandipropamid): 7 fl oz
Ranman (cyazofamid): fl oz
Dithane (mancozeb): 3 lb/A

7. Grape Variety: Chardonnay
7 apps at 14d intervals 3 Jun - 24 Aug with hooded boom sprayer (50 GPA pre- & 100 GPA post-bloom).
LifeGard applied at 2.25 oz/A pre- and 4.5 oz/A post-bloom (107 cfu/ml).
Zampro (ametoctradin + dimethomorph, BASF) applied at 14 fl oz/A.
Disease severity evaluated on 20 leaves Sep.
Cooperator: W. Wilcox, Cornell Univ.

8. M. Dimock/Certis USA
7/13/2019
Grape Downy Mildew (2017)
Geneva, NY
CER
7 weekly applications with hooded boom sprayer (50 GPA pre- & 100 GPA post-bloom).
* LifeGard and CX applied at concentration of 107 cfu/ml.
Ag Innovations Conf/UCSD

9. Grape Variety: Chardonnay, 11 yr old grapevines
Treatment timing: 7 total applications starting Jun 3 through Aug 22, ~every 14 days
Hooded boom 100 psi, delivering 100 gal/ac
Disease ratings on 20 leaves or clusters/plot in early September
Cooperator: W. Wilcox, Cornell Univ.

10. Grape Variety: Chardonnay, 11 yr old grapevines
Treatment timing: 7 total applications starting Jun 3 through Aug 22, ~every 14 days
Hooded boom 100 psi, delivering 100 gal/ac
Disease ratings on 20 leaves or clusters/plot in early September
Cooperator: W. Wilcox, Cornell Univ.

12. MID-ATLANTIC REGION
ACREAGE DATA BY CROP
MID-ATLANTIC REGION A C R E G