by Lodi Growers | Dec 22, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
The 2014 season was a challenging and difficult year that ended well. Growers and winemakers deserve a tip of the hat. There were however some scattered misfortunes. The harvest wrapped up in the second week of October for most, although a few blocks were harvested...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 15, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Introduction Describing the issue of water in California, Mark Twain once intoned, “whiskey’s fer drinkin’, water’s fer fightin’.” Winegrapes use less water than most crops, so we do a little less fighting than some, but we still need to manage our most precious...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 14, 2014 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
Viruses in the Vineyard: Propagation and Vector Problems, Paul Verdegaal: Presentation slides Foundation Plant Services and the Russel Ranch National Collection, Deborah Golino: Presentation slides Sampling for Grape Virus Diseases: Why and How?, Neil McRoberts:...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 8, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and other sectors of California’s economy has become one of the most important environmental concerns of state and federal regulatory organizations. This is the result of the June 2006 passage of the California Global...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 1, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
The California grape and wine community, like many other agricultural and business sectors, is increasingly interested in better understanding its ‘carbon footprint’. A carbon footprint can be defined as a comprehensive measure of the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs)...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 24, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Vineyard cover cropping practices have been refined in Mendocino and Lake counties over the past 15 years. When organic and sustainable winegrowing began in the late 1980s, many of the cover crop species were selected from agronomic crop farming systems. While these...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 17, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
The harvests have all come to an end in the Northern Hemisphere, and it looks as though France has regained its position as the largest producer in the world. French growers looked to have rebounded from disappointing volume results in 2013 with a much better looking...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 10, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Thanks for reading this three-part series about using soil moisture sensors to inform irrigation management in vineyards. Part I focused on selecting locations to install soil moisture sensors. Part II took a look at depth of sensor placement and proximity to drip...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 6, 2014 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
Vineyard Weed Management, Kurt Hembree: Presentation slides
by Lodi Growers | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Thanks for reading this three-part series on using soil moisture sensors to inform irrigation management in vineyards. Part I focused on selecting locations to install soil moisture sensors. Here, in Part II, we take a look at depth of sensor placement and proximity...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 27, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Grape growers are encouraged to use a combination of soil, plant, and weather data when determining the length and frequency of irrigation events in vineyards. The most common questions growers want to answer with regard to vineyard irrigation are: How often should...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 20, 2014 | Blog, Vineyards
The Census of Agriculture (COA), which provides the most complete profile of the nation’s farming sector, highlights the importance of fruits and nuts, vegetables and melons, and horticultural specialty (FVH) crops in California. The farm value of U.S. FVH commodities...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 13, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Dan Ostrowski, of Wilbur Ellis, represented Lodi while attending an intensive and hands-on five-day spray application workshop where he learned about cutting edge pesticide spray technologies and practices. The workshop is part of a 2-year program funded by Western...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 6, 2014 | Blog, Vineyards
The common approach for pricing water and other goods and services in a market economy is uniform pricing: each unit is priced the same regardless of the amount consumed and the characteristics of the consumer. Block (or tiered) rate pricing is where the cost per unit...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 29, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Grapevine leafroll associated virus 3 (GLaV-3) is, arguably, the No. 1 most economically important virus in grapevine production and is designated as an exclusion pest in most certification programs. However, growers are often frustrated to find this virus in their...
