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FUELING PASSION: A BOY’S MISSION TO RESTORE GRANDPA’S VINTAGE JOHN DEERE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2024. BY STEVEN GORHAM, AGE 13. My name is Steven Gorham, I am 13 years old, and I want to be a farmer. I have wanted to be a farmer as long as I can recall riding in a John Deere tractor with my Grandfather, Steve Stoltenberg. Since then, I have...
CHEZ PANISSE ZINFANDEL WEEK
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2024. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. We're here to clue you in on another fabulous and delicious California secret: Chez Panisse Zinfandel Week. Alice Waters' iconic Chez Panisse restaurant (1971) in Berkeley has...
WHY IS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZING IMPORTED WINE?
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. In the past six years, the federal government has spent over $204 million subsidizing imported wine mostly to the benefit of a few of California’s largest wineries. In the first eight months of...
ACHIEVING COVER CROP BENEFITS THROUGH SELECTION & MANAGEMENT
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2024. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. A noncash companion crop in the tractor rows of a vineyard benefits environments both above and below ground. These so-called cover crops are nearly always helpful for improving or maintaining soil conditions...
USDA-ARS NATIONAL PLANT GERMPLASM SYSTEM VITIS GERMPLASM COLLECTION
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2024. CONTACT: CLAIRE HEINITZ, PhD, USDA-ARS DAVIS GERMPLASM RESEARCH LEADER. Featured image: Dr. Harold Olmo selection grapes. Collected and photographed on September 13, 2024 by Stephanie Bolton, PhD, during a Lodi Grapevine Rootstock Research...
HISTORIC ON-FARM CONSERVATION FUNDING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR FARMERS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2024. BY USDA NRCS. More than $100 million is available for conservation practices on farms, ranches and private non-industrial forestland. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California runs both the Environmental Quality...
LODI VIRUS TESTING DAYS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2024. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. This Fall, the Lodi Winegrape Commission is hosting special VIRUS TESTING DAYS to provide growers, vineyard managers, pest control advisors and consultants assistance with the daunting...
CA INSIDER: CALIFORNIA WINERIES ON BRINK OF LOSING EVERYTHING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2024. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. California is home to some of the world's most renowned wine regions, making it a top global wine producer. However, the state’s wine industry is facing a significant slowdown in sales. Wineries are filled with...
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