Vineyard Site Evaluation

Information Resources

National Resources Conservation Service
Resource Description: The purpose and passion for conservation is shared among many. It is shared between NRCS employees and partners who help people help the land. And it is shared by the landowners with whom we work. Our passion is manifested through the benefits derived from stewardship of private lands—benefits we all enjoy, such as cleaner water and air, improved soils and abundant wildlife habitat.

NRCS Data Mart
Resource Description: The Soil Data Mart allows you to:

Determine where soil tabular and spatial data is available.
Download data for one soil survey area at a time. (Download requests for more than one survey area at a time can be submitted through the Geospatial Data Gateway. Going through the Geospatial Data Gateway also provides the option to obtain data on CD or DVD.)
Download a template Microsoft Access® database for working with downloaded data.
Generate a variety of reports for one soil survey area at a time.
Find out who to contact for information about soil data for a particular state.
Subscribe or unsubscribe to a soil survey area. A person who is subscribed will automatically be notified whenever data for that soil survey area is updated. You must register and login before doing this.

Cornell Cooperative Extension
Resource Description: Cornell Cooperative Extension is a key outreach system of Cornell University with a strong public mission and an extensive local presence that is responsive to needs in New York communities. The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational system enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work.

Helpful Links for the Site Evaluation

General information on site selection	http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/pool/NYSite-Soils/SiteSelection.html
Information on Vinifera varieties for NY	http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/pool/vinfvar/contents.html
Information on grape varieties and the Cornell Grape Breeding program	http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/reisch/
Cornell Grape Resources Site	http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/grapes.html
Lake Erie Regional Grape Program	http://lergp.cce.cornell.edu/
Finger Lakes Regional Grape Program	http://flg.cce.cornell.edu/
Hudson Valley Regional Fruit Program	http://hudsonvf.cce.cornell.edu/index.html
Viticulture on Long Island	Contact Alice Wise: avw1@cornell.edu
Viticulture in the Champlain Region	Contact Kevin Iungerman: kai3@cornell.edu
NY Statewide Viticulture Extension Program	Contact Tim Martinson: tem2@cornell.edu
Cornell Nutrient Analysis Laboratory for Soil and Tissue Samples.	http://cnal.cals.cornell.edu/
Finding a local NRCS soils specialist:	http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?service=page/CountyMap
NRCS Official Soil Description web site:	http://ortho.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/cgi-bin/osd/osdname.cgi Type in the series name (e.g. Honeoye or Riverhead), and then the “View Description” button.