by Lodi Growers | Jul 6, 2020 | Blog
JULY 6, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. The ripening period is the home stretch of the growing season. During this time, grape berries experience dramatic physical and chemical changes as they transition from hard, green, acidic, and unpalatable to soft,...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog
JUNE 29, 2020. BY WILL FARR, WESTERN WEATHER GROUP. It seems like a pretty substantial understatement to say that 2020 has been a strange year and northern California weather decided to jump on the bandwagon. Most of northern California observed no measurable...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog
JUNE 22, 2020. BY WINE INSTITUTE. Telling the Lodi story is a task that the Lodi Winegrape Commission has set as a high priority for the next several years. A small – but growing – number of people recognize the importance of Lodi in California...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog
JUNE 15, 2020. BY AMY WOLFE, AGSAFE. After years of discussion, stakeholder meetings and financial review, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board finally passed the Outdoor Agricultural Operations During Hours of Darkness standard at its April 18, 2020 meeting. The concept,...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 8, 2020 | Blog
JUNE 8, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Competition for Soil Resources – Cover Crops vs. Grapevines Competition between cover crops and grapevines is a phenomenon familiar to many vineyard managers. The dense, concentrated root systems of vigorous...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog
JUNE 1, 2020. BY KRIS TOLLERUP, PhD. INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHICH ANT SPECIES YOU HAVE IN YOUR VINEYARD? DR. TOLLERUP HAS GENEROUSLY VOLUNTEERED TO HELP LODI GROWERS IDENTIFY THEIR VINEYARD ANTS! In California there are approximately 300 described ant species and...
