by Lodi Gowers | Dec 4, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. “Indecisions, frustrations, disappointments, and surprises best describe the grape situation.” Those were the thoughts of Jim Kissler, San Joaquin County Viticulture Farm Advisor following the...
by Lodi Gowers | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2023. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. It is now time to clean out your barn owl nesting boxes, which depending on where you live are usually empty from the end of October to early December. Unfortunately, owls do not clean out their own nests,...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 20, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2023. BY KATHY GRANT, WATERSHED PROGRAM COORDINATOR. The Mokelumne Fish Hatchery released monitoring data on November 7, 2023, showing the highest recorded number of Chinook salmon returning to the hatchery since record-keeping began in 1940....
by Lodi Growers | Nov 13, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2023. BY THE VINEYARD TEAM. November 2, 2023 203: Get the Latest Viticulture Research from 30 Experts https://lodigrowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-02_203_Cliff_Ohmart_Get_the_Latest_Viticulture_Research_from_30_Experts.mp3 If...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 6, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2023. BY VINCE ARELLANO, CDFA. Featured Image: Credit – Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is an invasive exotic fruit...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 30, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Early 1900s photograph of Woock Vineyard—consisting of furrow-irrigated Flame Tokay, Zinfandel, and Alicante Bouschet—owned and farmed by one of Lodi’s leading German-Russian families. Courtesy...