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WINE INSTITUTE OPPOSES TRUTH IN LABELING BILL
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2026. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. In February, California vintners attending Wine Paris were provided with a talking point from the Wine Institute intended to help frame conversations with international partners amid ongoing...
STEWARD AG FOUNDATION CHILDREN OF FARM WORKERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS OPEN
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2026. BY STEWARD AG FOUNDATION. Featured image above: 2025 scholarship winner Elvira Salvador from Oxnard with her family. Elvira is a student at UC Santa Barbara. The mission of the grassroots Steward Ag Foundation is to honor the integrity of the...
2026 XERCES MONARCH & POLLINATOR KITS AVAILABLE
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026. BY THE XERCES SOCIETY. Many insect pollinators continue to decline in California, including bees and butterflies. The western monarch butterfly population has declined more than 95% since the 1980s, due to a variety of reasons, including...
LODI FOSTERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF PRUNING CHAMPIONS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026. BY CAMERON HEINITZ, KAUTZ FARMS. Featured image above: Volunteer judge Lindsay Hofsteen (Professor, Delta College) evaluates a student pruner. Over the weekend of January 17th, Kautz Farms in Lodi hosted a vineyard pruning contest that...
20 GROWER-FRIENDLY MARKETING IDEAS
MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2026. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Growers, we need you to overcome your fear of sales, networking, and marketing to get through this challenging time. The Lodi Winegrape Commission and others are working around the clock...
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