by Lodi Growers | Oct 27, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Grape growers are encouraged to use a combination of soil, plant, and weather data when determining the length and frequency of irrigation events in vineyards. The most common questions growers want to answer with regard to vineyard irrigation are: How often should...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 13, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Dan Ostrowski, of Wilbur Ellis, represented Lodi while attending an intensive and hands-on five-day spray application workshop where he learned about cutting edge pesticide spray technologies and practices. The workshop is part of a 2-year program funded by Western...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 29, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Grapevine leafroll associated virus 3 (GLaV-3) is, arguably, the No. 1 most economically important virus in grapevine production and is designated as an exclusion pest in most certification programs. However, growers are often frustrated to find this virus in their...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Sunlight levels can affect a variety of fruit characteristics in winegrapes. This research focused on how light levels impact the presence of a class of aroma compounds, methoxypyrazines (MPs), which are responsible for vegetal aromas such a green bell peppers, green...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
The language of agriculture and wine grape growing is constantly evolving and we seem to come across new words all the time. Ultimately, the goal of all new words should be to improve our ability for clear and concise communication. Some additions to our lexicon are...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
With tanks full around the world, we decided to offer a brief respite from the detailed version of the Ciatti Global Market Update. If you are reading this in the Southern Hemisphere we hope you are settling in for a nice winter as the wines finish and ready...
