by Lodi Growers | Dec 23, 2024 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2024. BY WINE INSTITUTE. SACRAMENTO — California’s vineyards and wineries are invited to submit their applications for the 2025 California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards. Applications are now open at greenmedal.org...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 9, 2024 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2024. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Featured image of spotted lanternfly nymphs and egg masses on a tree, courtesy of USDA APHIS. Thanks to our National Grape Research Alliance membership, we were lucky to host Dr. Julie...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 12, 2024 | Vineyards
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. In the past six years, the federal government has spent over $204 million subsidizing imported wine mostly to the benefit of a few of California’s largest wineries. In the first eight months of...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 23, 2024 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2024. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. “Out of sight, out of mind” is an old saying that can apply to grapevine roots. Roots exist and function in the invisible world below ground, where their activities are fundamental to overall vine growth,...
by Lodi Growers | Sep 2, 2024 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2024. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Want to be part of something super cool, cute and helpful? Host a puppy in your home! If you live near Fresno, you can volunteer to be involved in puppy training and field trips. The Fresno-based Canine...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 26, 2024 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2024. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Poor potassium. So vital and yet, so often misunderstood. Many times, potassium (K) is expected to behave like other macronutrients, that is similar to nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, magnesium, and calcium. But...
