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JULY VERAISON AND THE ULTIMATE BEAUTY OF OLD TO ANCIENT VINES
JULY 27, 2020. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Mid-July 2020 veraison in Manassero Vineyard's old vine Grenache block, planted in the 1940s on the west side of Lodi's Mokelumne River appellation As we've reached the middle and end of July, Lodi wine country has been experiencing...
HIRING DURING COVID
JULY 20, 2020. BY AMY WOLFE, AGSAFE. As the agricultural industry forges onward during the continually evolving COVID-19 pandemic, a wide variety of our day-to-day practices are impacted. For many, harvest marks one of the busiest times of the year and with it, the...
NEW SAN JOAQUIN CO. PESTICIDE HANDBOOK FOR GROWERS
JULY 13, 2020. BY SAN JOAQUIN CO. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office just updated the San Joaquin County Pesticide Safety Reference Handbook for Growers and Applicators to include recent regulatory changes. The...
RIPENING PERIOD VINEYARD MANAGEMENT
JULY 6, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. The ripening period is the home stretch of the growing season. During this time, grape berries experience dramatic physical and chemical changes as they transition from hard, green, acidic, and unpalatable to soft,...
WINE COUNTRY WEATHER FORECASTING & 2020 GROWING SEASON RECAP/OUTLOOK
JUNE 29, 2020. BY WILL FARR, WESTERN WEATHER GROUP. It seems like a pretty substantial understatement to say that 2020 has been a strange year and northern California weather decided to jump on the bandwagon. Most of northern California observed no measurable...
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