by Lodi Growers | Feb 12, 2026 | Blog
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...
by Lodi Growers | Jan 19, 2026 | Blog
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...
by Lodi Growers | Jan 5, 2026 | Blog, Vineyards
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...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 30, 2025 | Blog
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...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 19, 2025 | Blog, LODI RULES
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...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 3, 2025 | Blog
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...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 26, 2025 | Blog
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...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 12, 2025 | Blog
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2025. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG), in partnership with regional grower and vintner associations including the Lodi Winegrape Commission, hired Land IQ to develop an in-season, statewide...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 27, 2025 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2025. BY MICHELLE MOYER, WSU & MONICA COOPER, UCCE. The FRAME (Fungicide Resistance Assessment, Mitigation and Extension) team is back at it! After completing our first project in 2023, that saw five years of grape powdery mildew FRAC 11...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 20, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2025. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD & NUFFIELD USA. Nuffield Farming Scholars like those pictured above from the USA, Brazil, Australia, England, Netherlands and Ireland inspire people to make a difference in the world of agriculture. With a...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 13, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025. BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF WINEGRAPE GROWERS. CAWG Announces 2026 Awards of Excellence Recipients Jackson Family Wines named Grower of the Year; Stuart Spencer named Leader of the Year The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG)...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 6, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2025. BY SLEWS PROGRAM, CENTER FOR LAND BASED LEARNING. The Center for Land Based Learning’s SLEWS Program is now recruiting volunteer mentors for the 2025–2026 school year! Mentors should be working or have experience in agriculture or...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 29, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025. BY STOCKTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Featured image above: Inductees Rodney and Gayla Schatz enjoying the fruits of their labor. Photo by Randy Caparoso. 2025 San Joaquin County Agricultural Hall of Fame Inductees to be Honored October 16,...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 22, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Featured image: The author enjoying a you-pick flower farm experience at Michael David. Photo by Randy Caparoso. There is no doubt that we need to create more ways for farmers and...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 15, 2025 | Blog
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2025. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Earlier this month, I was invited back on California Insider to share the grower’s perspective on the state of California’s wine industry. You can find the interview linked HERE and below. I...
