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2026 XERCES MONARCH & POLLINATOR KITS AVAILABLE
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026. BY THE XERCES SOCIETY. Many insect pollinators continue to decline in California, including bees and butterflies. The western monarch butterfly population has declined more than 95% since the 1980s, due to a variety of reasons, including...
LODI FOSTERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF PRUNING CHAMPIONS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026. BY CAMERON HEINITZ, KAUTZ FARMS. Featured image above: Volunteer judge Lindsay Hofsteen (Professor, Delta College) evaluates a student pruner. Over the weekend of January 17th, Kautz Farms in Lodi hosted a vineyard pruning contest that...
20 GROWER-FRIENDLY MARKETING IDEAS
MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2026. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Growers, we need you to overcome your fear of sales, networking, and marketing to get through this challenging time. The Lodi Winegrape Commission and others are working around the clock...
WHY LODI IS FORMING A WINERY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. On November 18, 2025, Lodi took a decisive step forward. With over 72 percent support from Lodi wineries, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors voted to officially form the Lodi Winery...
LIMITS OF GRAPEVINE STRESS: DISTINGUISHING THE TOLERABLE FROM THE INTOLERABLE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Here are few realities of winegrape growing. First, every combination of grapevine variety and rootstock has an inherent genetic potential for growth and fruit production. Second, every vineyard site imposes...
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 12th ANNUAL CA GREEN MEDAL AWARDS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2025. BY WINE INSTITUTE. California’s vineyards and wineries are invited to submit applications for the 2026 California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards. Applications are open at greenmedal.org and will be accepted until...
GROWING FUTURES: SUPPORTING VINEYARD FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025. BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF WINEGRAPE GROWERS. The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) Foundation continues to make a lasting impact through its annual scholarship program, dedicated to supporting the children of vineyard...
TRADE THE COUSIN WALK FOR THE RIVER: WATCH SALMON SPAWN ON THE MOKELUMNE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2025. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. This holiday season, witness one of nature's coolest and most inspiring stories of strength and endurance: spawning salmon. If you're not feeling the cousin walk this year but still...
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