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 Allison Champion | Apr 9, 2026 | Blog, Vineyards
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2026. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. In February, California vintners attending Wine Paris were provided with a talking point from the Wine Institute intended to help frame conversations with international partners amid ongoing...
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...
