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EVAPOTRANSPIRATION & ITS IMPORTANCE IN VINEYARDS
MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Evapotranspiration or ET frequently comes up during discussions of vineyard irrigation and for good reason. ET is a dominant driving force for water movement within vineyards, as well as grapevine water uptake and...
FREE DISTRIBUTION UNIFORMITY TESTS FOR CENTRAL VALLEY GROWERS THIS SUMMER
MONDAY, JULY 15, 2024. BY JULIA DRESSLER & JAY THOMAS, CSU CHICO. Ongoing Evaluations throughout the Central Valley in Summer 2024 Central Valley commercial growers are invited to participate in FREE irrigation system evaluations through CSU Chico via California...
FACTOR’S EXPLAINING ZINFANDEL’S SPECTACULAR FOOD-VERSATILITY
MONDAY, JULY 8, 2024. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. The environmental factor It's time to talk about Zinfandel. Oh, I admit, for me, it's always time to talk about Zinfandel. That is because I am what people often used to call a "foodie." Better than "wine geek," I guess. Be as...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY & THE TREE OF HEAVEN
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2024. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, GROWER RESEARCH & EDUCATION DIRECTOR, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Update on August 4, 2025: Help locate, inspect and kill the Tree of Heaven using the free iNaturalist app through a system set up by Maria...
WHY LODI PRODUCES DELICATE, FRAGRANT STYLES OF RED WINE
MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2024. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: Harvest morning in Zinfandel block over 100 years old on the east side of Lodi's Mokelumne River appellation. CONTRADICTING EVERYTHING YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT WARM CLIMATE REGIONS When a rose is but a rose In...
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