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DELINEATIONS OF MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE IN LODI & THE REST OF THE WORLD
MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Olive trees and old vines thriving in the quintessential Mediterranean climate and deep, rich sandy loam soils—conducive to healthy root systems contributing to plant health and longevity—of Lodi's Mokelumne...
LODI WINE COUNTRY WINTER 2022-23 RECAP & SPRING 2023 OUTLOOK
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023. BY BRAD WILMOT, WESTERN WEATHER GROUP. A serious case of weather whiplash has hit California this winter, where a few extremely dry years have been followed by a seemingly endless parade of storms. Winter started fairly early in 2022, with the...
2023 XERCES MONARCH & POLLINATOR KITS AVAILABLE
MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2023. BY XERCES SOCIETY. Many insect pollinators are declining in California, including bees and butterflies. The Western monarch population has declined more than 95% since the 1980s, likely due to multiple factors including habitat loss and...
2023 NUFFIELD INTERNATIONAL USA SCHOLARS ANNOUNCED
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023. BY NUFFIELD INTERNATIONAL USA. Dover, Delaware – The Nuffield International Farming Scholars USA board of directors is excited to announce that 5 U.S. producers and agri-professionals were selected to be part of the program’s 2023 cohort....
UC DAVIS VITICULTURE & ENOLOGY “ON THE ROAD” IN LODI
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2023. BY UC DAVIS V&E. Please join the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology Extension Team, as they will be On the Road in Lodi on Thursday, March 9, 2023. "On The Road" programs organized by Dr. Karen Block are educational seminars...
2022 GRAPE CRUSH REPORT
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. The 2022 Preliminary Grape Crush Report was published on Friday, February 10, 2023. 3.35 million tons of winegrapes were crushed in 2022, down nearly 7 percent compared to 2021 when 3.6 million...
2023 UPDATE – LODI VINEYARDS FINALLY GETTING THEIR DUE BY BEING RECOGNIZED BY HISTORIC VINEYARD SOCIETY
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Long-overlooked old vines finally get their due In France plantings of old vines are called vielles vignes (pronounced "VEE-le VEE-nye"). In Germany, alte reben ("AL-teh RAY-ben"). In Spain, vina vieja. In the U.S., as...
TILL OR NO TILL?
MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2023. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST.A vineyard floor is an interface between the atmosphere above and the soil below, which affects both. Vineyard floor effects gradually change over the course of a growing season in concert with changes in the...
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