by Lodi Growers | Aug 4, 2026 | Blog
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026. BY ALEXANDER MELLERSKI, WESTERN WEATHER GROUP. California’s weather is always changing; no two growing years are exactly alike. But in many cases you’ll find similarities between years, even if you need to dive deep into the almanac. Rather...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 30, 2026 | Blog
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026. BY STEWARD AG FOUNDATION. The Steward AG Foundation is proud to announce the awarding of $70,000 in college scholarships to 34 deserving students. This Foundation honors the integrity of California farm workers by providing scholarships for...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 30, 2026 | Blog, Vineyards
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Part One of a Three-Part Vineyard Mineral Nutrient Management Lab Analysis Series Featured image: Borden Ranch Lodi AVA soil. Source: Lodi Winegrape Commission. Plants acquire nearly all of their mineral nutrients...
by Lodi Growers | May 27, 2026 | Blog, Vineyards
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026. BY SAN JOAQUIN CO. AG COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE. Stockton, CA – The San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office is urging residents to take immediate precautions after the invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS, pictured...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 6, 2026 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2026. BY STEWARD AG FOUNDATION. Featured image above: 2025 scholarship winner Elvira Salvador from Oxnard with her family. Elvira is a student at UC Santa Barbara. The mission of the grassroots Steward Ag Foundation is to honor the integrity of the...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 9, 2026 | Blog, Vineyards
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...
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...
