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HARVEST 2023 – THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. “Indecisions, frustrations, disappointments, and surprises best describe the grape situation.” Those were the thoughts of Jim Kissler, San Joaquin County Viticulture Farm Advisor following the...
BARN OWL BOX MAINTENANCE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2023. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. It is now time to clean out your barn owl nesting boxes, which depending on where you live are usually empty from the end of October to early December. Unfortunately, owls do not clean out their own nests,...
MOKELUMNE RIVER SALMON RETURN HITS RECORD NUMBERS IN 2023
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2023. BY KATHY GRANT, WATERSHED PROGRAM COORDINATOR. The Mokelumne Fish Hatchery released monitoring data on November 7, 2023, showing the highest recorded number of Chinook salmon returning to the hatchery since record-keeping began in 1940....
GET THE LATEST VITICULTURE RESEARCH FROM 30 EXPERTS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2023. BY THE VINEYARD TEAM. November 2, 2023 203: Get the Latest Viticulture Research from 30 Experts http://lodigrowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-02_203_Cliff_Ohmart_Get_the_Latest_Viticulture_Research_from_30_Experts.mp3 If...
ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2023. BY VINCE ARELLANO, CDFA. Featured Image: Credit - Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is an invasive exotic fruit fly...
STORY OF AN APPELLATION THE INDELIBLE IMPACT OF LODI’S GERMAN COMMUNITY
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Early 1900s photograph of Woock Vineyard—consisting of furrow-irrigated Flame Tokay, Zinfandel, and Alicante Bouschet—owned and farmed by one of Lodi's leading German-Russian families. Courtesy photo. The...
AVIVO’S LATEST RELEASES SHINE A LIGHT ON REGENERATIVELY GROWN LODI GRAPES
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Vermentino regeneratively grown by Vino Farms in Lodi's Clements Hills AVA for AVIVO Wines. Ridgely Evers—called "Ridge" by friends, family, and colleagues—is excited by the two latest releases under his...
USDA-NRCS FINANCIAL INCENTIVE DEADLINES APPROACHING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2023. BY SONYA MILLER, DISTRICT CONSERVATIONIST, USDA NRCS. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California announces Fiscal Year 2024 (October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024) federal assistance opportunities for...
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