Grape harvest begins with Cayuga White - What's happening in the field?

What's happening in the field?

At the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

Grape harvest begins with Cayuga White

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Grape harvest began yesterday with the harvest of Cayuga White. We harvested this cultivar earlier than desired due to fruit cracking from rain and the hazard of bunch rot.

Berry cracking resulting from recent rains necessitated earlier harvest on Cayuga White.
Berry cracking resulting from recent rains necessitated earlier harvest on Cayuga White.
We harvested about one 25 pound lug per vine.
We harvested about one 25 pound lug per vine.