by Lodi Growers | Dec 9, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
Wineries have come to expect and depend on delivery of high quality grapes from their growers, while at the same time, vineyard operational costs have reached new highs. Most wine grape growers have responded to these factors, striving for both production consistency...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 2, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
Sustainable winegrowing certification programs in California, and other major domestic winegrowing regions, have gained traction as a market tool to inform consumer choice and promote grower adoption of sustainable practices. Prominent examples of such programs...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 27, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
Thanks for reading Part III of this series on understanding and managing trunk disease in Lodi vineyards (also referred to as wood canker). Winegrape trunk diseases present a serious challenge to Lodi winegrape growers. These fungi come in several flavors including...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 20, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
Most of the pest control that occurs in Lodi wine grape vineyards consists of biological control by natural enemies rather than by the use of pesticides. By “natural enemies” I am referring to naturally occurring parasites and predators that are carnivores and eat the...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 18, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
NOVEMBER 18, 2013. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Most of us are feeling a bit liberated now that the 2013 growing season is behind us. But before leaving 2013 to history, there may be important things to learn from it to increase the long-term profitability of your...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 11, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
The Commission’s team of Coffee Shop contributors is rapidly growing. Today, I’ll introduce yet another addition to our team: Stan Grant. Stan, like Paul Verdegaal, Larry Whitted, and all our Coffee Shop contributors, has the training and experience to bridge the...
