by Lodi Growers | Jan 20, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Sustainability is word bantered about freely these days. Initially, sustainability referred to the degree a farming enterprise depended on off-farm resources. This is important because all agricultural ecosystems, unlike natural ecosystems, are inherently unstable and...
by Lodi Growers | Jan 13, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Another year is behind us and although the 2013 growing season could not have been more perfect in terms of weather, there were plenty of frustrations to deal with. Capacity and processing issues, winegrape crops which exceeded estimates (for the second year in a...
by Lodi Growers | Jan 3, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Growers can learn how to improve the health of their soils with the help of the newly revised book “Building Soil For Better Health”, written by two prominent soil scientists. The book is available for free download by clicking HERE. Managing for soil...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 23, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
There may be ongoing and needed discussion about whether the climate is changing and who, or what, is causing it. But what we know for sure is that the season has changed from fall to winter, and over the past few weeks we have experienced an “arctic blast”. As I...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 16, 2013 | Blog, Uncategorized
During my entire 34-year career as a Pest Control Adviser I have recommended the use of pesticides on a “per acre” basis and the growers have applied them on a “per acre” basis. At the annual Farm Safety Day I teach a class on how to calibrate spray rigs, and on...
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...