The New York Wine & Grape Foundation recently selected Farm Credit East consultants Nathan Rudgers and Gregg McConnell to complete a comprehensive strategic planning process for the organization. From these efforts, the Foundation hopes to learn more about critical issues facing the wine and grape community, discover new and innovative ways to assist in dealing with them, and broaden outreach to the community and its supporters.We are holding several producer meetings across the state’s different grape growing regions to understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that New York’s wine and grape producers feel are facing their industry and invite any grower and/or winery operator to attend. Region: Long Island-North Fork on Tuesday February 20th 9am-11am Winery and Grape Grower meeting