by Lodi Growers | Jan 6, 2020 | Vineyards
JANUARY 6, 2020. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, LODI RULES DIRECTOR. Please join us on January 16, 2020, in Lodi for our annual LODI RULES meeting where our farmers, vintners, and supporters gather to celebrate the accomplishments of the previous year and talk about what is...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 30, 2019 | Blog
DECEMBER 30, 2019. BY THE VINEYARD TEAM. The Vineyard Team’s Sustainable Winegrowing podcast brings you the latest in science and research for the wine industry. This on-the-go, sustainable farming educational resource provides in-depth technical information on...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 23, 2019 | Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2019. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Well over 90% of wine grapes grown in Lodi still go to California’s largest wineries rather than to the smaller Lodi based wineries that are now popularizing wines with “Lodi” on the label. This means that most of Lodi’s grapes...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 16, 2019 | Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2019. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Businesses, including winegrape businesses, never standstill. They are either moving forward or slipping backward relative to their competition. Even during the winter, while the vines are resting dormant, successful...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 9, 2019 | Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2019. BY AMY WOLFE, AGSAFE. For nearly half a decade, Cal/OSHA has been considering the creation of a regulation that specifically addresses the unique hazards found while working at night in agriculture. After many starts and stops, sufficient traction...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2019. BY WINE INSTITUTE. SAN FRANCISCO — California vineyards and wineries are encouraged to apply for the 2020 California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards. Applications are now being accepted at www.greenmedal.org. The California...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog
NOVEMBER 25, 2019. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. SommFoundation, a supportive arm of Guild of Sommeliers (which, in turn, is the educational arm of the Court of Master Sommeliers), has just released its post-event survey reporting on a “Harvest Enrichment Trip”...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2019. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Soil amendments are soil conditioners. They are mineral or organic materials and their purpose is improvement of the physical, chemical, and/or biological condition of soils for the benefit of plants. Gypsum is a...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 11, 2019 | Blog
NOVEMBER 11, 2019. BY BRENDON ROCKEY, HIGH COUNTRY NEWS. If I tell you details about how a rocket scientist saved my farm, it would probably just distract you, even though it’s true. Equally true is the fact that almost all farms can be saved and are worth saving,...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 5, 2019 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
Jessa Kay Cruz, Senior Pollinator Conservationist with the Xerces Society, taught a group of 45 growers, PCAs, and winegrape industry professionals about vineyard biocontrol, focusing on beneficial insects in vineyards. Attendees may contact her (click on her name...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 4, 2019 | Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2019. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PHD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Grapevine viruses pose a severe threat to the sustainability of California viticulture. Growers are losing contract dollars as wineries reject grape loads due to virus-induced ripening problems. ...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2019. BY AMY WOLFE, AGSAFE. This year’s legislative session ended as most due, amongst a flurry of activity and last-minute wrangling to ensure bills reached the governor’s desk. In the pile, since signed by Governor Newsom, were Assembly Bills (AB) 1804...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog
OCTOBER 21, 2019. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. One of the joys of the annual wine harvest is being able to get up close and personal with a good variety of grapes, bursting with ripened flavors on the vine. Since there are over 100 wine grapes grown in Lodi alone, this time of...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 15, 2019 | Blog
OCTOBER 15, 2019. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. All season long, the focus of those of us involved in the winegrape business has been producing an economically viable crop that meets or exceeds winery expectations. Naturally, we feel greatly relieved after the winery...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 7, 2019 | Blog
OCTOBER 7, 2019. BY DONNELL BROWN, NGRA. A research hydrologist, a soil scientist and a data engineer walk into a bar… Could be the setup for a nerdy science joke. But instead it’s a snapshot into the lineup for one of the most important events you can attend this...
