by Lodi Growers | Jul 10, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, JULY 10, 2023. BY USDA (APHIS). The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Spotted Lanternfly Strategic Planning Working Group has released the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) Five-Year Strategy for fiscal years...
by Lodi Growers | Jul 2, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, JULY 3, 2023. BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF WINEGRAPE GROWERS. The West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force (WCSETF) hosted its 3rd Annual Smoke Summit virtually on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Nearly 500 attendees registered and tuned in to learn about everything...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 26, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2023. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Recently, the Lodi Winegrape Commission was featured in a public television short-form documentary video project to tell the unique story of our regional self-funded grower outreach and...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 19, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: La Belle Nue proprietor Jacylyn Stokes among her family’s grapevines, which she also manages. Once upon a time, Jacylyn Stokes bid farewell to her home and family in Lodi. This only made her eventual...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 12, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2023. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. A team led by the Lodi Winegrape Commission was awarded a $428,111 Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) research grant to determine whether the robust olfactory senses of canines can detect vine mealybugs and...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 5, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2023. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Today, most winegrowers are aware of the high risk for leafroll virus infection when there are mealybugs in their vineyard and/or in neighboring vineyards. Mealybugs and scale insects are...