by Lodi Growers | Dec 21, 2017 | Blog, Vineyards
Plant microbiomes are a topic of microbiology research that is rapidly growing with numerous new discoveries. Like humans, plants are covered with microbes that serve many functions from assisting with absorbing nutrients, protecting plants from pathogens, and other...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 15, 2017 | Blog
DECEMBER 15, 2017. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. For several decades, the number of mechanized operations in winegrape vineyards has steadily increased. The main driver for mechanization has been the need for increased operational efficiency. Simply mechanizing an...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog, Vineyards
Fourth Annual California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards California vineyards and wineries are encouraged to apply for the 2018 California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards. Applications are being accepted now through...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog, Vineyards
One of the most challenging operations in Lodi vineyards is to pre-prune. It can be difficult to choose pre-pruning equipment since Lodi growers are using multiple different trellis systems (and sometimes also odd configurations within those trellis...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 17, 2017 | Blog, Vineyards
Harvest has come to a close but meeting season is in full swing for the winegrape industry! Several members of the Lodi winegrowing community headed south to fun and beautiful San Luis Obispo, California (SLO) for the tenth annual Sustainable Ag Expo hosted by our...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 9, 2017 | Blog, Vineyards
NOVEMBER 9, 2017. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Vineyards are long-term investments expected to annually generate profitable yields of high quality winegrapes over many years (Fig. 1). Unfortunately, too often this expectation is not fulfilled. There are three...
