by Lodi Growers | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022. BY LISA CANTRELL, PhD, CAPITAL STORYTELLING. What causes a buyer to choose your grapes? Certainly the grape variety, the vines, the soil, the farming practices, the price, and the climate in which the fruit was grown all matter. However, even...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 14, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Now available, Lodi! is the first book ever written on Lodi winegrowing that lays out the facts and figures, tells the real story and paints a vivid picture of this historic region with over 400 photographs by the...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2022. BY XERCES SOCIETY. Many insect pollinators are declining in California, including bees and butterflies. The Western monarch population has declined 95% since the 1980s, likely due to multiple factors including habitat loss and...
by Lodi Growers | Feb 28, 2022 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2022. BY TED RIEGER. Many examples exist in California and worldwide of diversified farming operations that own sheep and beneficially utilize them in vineyard operations. As an alternative management option, some sheep ranchers offer grazing...
by Lodi Growers | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2022. BY MATT WANINK, WESTERN WEATHER GROUP. The Lodi Winegrape Commission recently added three new air quality sensors from Western Weather Group to enhance a network of air quality data in the region for growers. The NPM3 Sensor from Met One...
by Lodi Growers | Feb 14, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2022. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. The 2021 Preliminary Grape Crush Report was published last Thursday, February 10, 2022. Statewide, California crushed 3.6 million tons of winegrapes, up from 3.4 million in the smoke-affected...
