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SPOTLIGHT ON FROST DAMAGE IN GRAPES
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022. BY MATT COMREY, TECHNICAL NUTRITION AGRONOMIST, WILBUR-ELLIS. I’ve recently had the opportunity to tour various vineyards in the Lodi/Galt area that experienced extreme frost damage from the most recent frost event on April 12, 2022. The...
APRIL 12, 2022 FROST EVENT
MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, STAN GRANT, and MATT WANINK. Featured image showing frost damage on young shoots in the Lodi AVA (Peltier Rd & Davis Rd), courtesy of Lodi Winegrape Commission Board Member Bruce Fry of Mohr-Fry Ranches. Since March 1,...
MISSION – THE HISTORIC VARIETAL THAT REFUSES TO DIE
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Lodi's Somers Vineyard — old vine Mission planted right alongside the winding Mokelumne River. One of the most interesting things to happen in the Lodi appellation just over the past three, four years is the...
UCCE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY VITICULTURE ADVISOR
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. University of California (UC) Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors play a significant role in agriculture, connecting the entire industry with the latest science coming out of the university...
THERE IS MORE TO VINEYARD FLOORS
MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2022. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Although we walk and drive on them regularly, we tend to give little thought to vineyard floors other than those directed toward controlling weeds. And yet vineyard floors play pivotal roles in vineyards, residing...
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