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At the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

Cayuga White kicks off grape harvest at the station

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We are harvesting Cayuga White today. The winery plans to make distilled grape spirits from this cultivar as well as Chardonel and Seyval Blanc. We will try to harvest all cultivars today since we have a large crew. After the Chinese interns return home at the end of the week and much of our crew will go back to school, our crew will shrink considerably!

We have a large harvest crew today, so we hope to harvest three different cultivars.
We have a large harvest crew today, so we hope to harvest three different cultivars.
Rachel carries up some lugs.
Rachel carries up some lugs.
Phoebe has taken care of the Cayuga White as part of her internship.
Phoebe has taken care of the Cayuga White as part of her internship.
Terry is also happy to participate in the harvest.
Terry is also interested in how his management work this year led to a good harvest.
Minna carefully removed any rot from the cluster.
Minna carefully removed any rot from the cluster.
Edward worked on the green drop in the Cayuga White just before harvest.
Edward worked on the green drop in the Cayuga White just before harvest.
Harvest goes smoothly even though it is hot weather!
Harvest goes smoothly even though it is hot weather!
We must be getting close to finish since this fellow is smiling!
We must be getting close to finish since this fellow is smiling!
We pick up the lugs in the Kabota to take them to the sales dock to weigh and put in the cooler.
We pick up the lugs in the Kabota to take them to the sales dock to weigh and put in the cooler.
The lugs weigh about 20 - 25 pounds each. We are careful not to fill them too much since we do not want to crush the grapes just yet.
The lugs weigh about 20 – 25 pounds each. We are careful not to fill them too much since we do not want to crush the grapes just yet.