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    Did you ever wonder how you could volunteer to write a BLOG POST for lodigrowers.com and reach a wide audience in over 30 countries?!  I bet you did! Here at the Lodi Winegrape Commission, we are EXTREMELY GRATEFUL for our talented, amazing regular guest...

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TOP TEN TAKE-AWAYS FROM THE SUSTAINABLE AG EXPO

Harvest has come to a close but meeting season is in full swing for the winegrape industry!  Several members of the Lodi winegrowing community headed south to fun and beautiful San Luis Obispo, California (SLO) for the tenth annual Sustainable Ag Expo hosted by our...

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VINEYARD LONGEVITY

NOVEMBER 9, 2017.  BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Vineyards are long-term investments expected to annually generate profitable yields of high quality winegrapes over many years (Fig. 1).  Unfortunately, too often this expectation is not fulfilled.  There are three...

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NOW’S THE TIME: BARN OWL BOX MAINTENANCE

Now is the time to clean out your barn owl nesting boxes, which depending on where you live are usually empty from Halloween until early December!  Much like teenagers, the owls don't clean out their own nests (which they create from regurgitated pellets - gross), so...

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SOIL AMENDMENTS FOR VINEYARDS – WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

  Soil amendments are materials incorporated into the soil in vineyards to improve their soils’ physical, chemical, and biological properties. The three most common amendments are gypsum, compost, and lime. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in...

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Events

Sep
1
NO IPM MEETING THIS MONTH – happy harvest!
Burgundy Hall – Lodi Grape Festival Grounds
Oct
6
TREE OF HEAVEN REMOVAL DEMO
Tree of Heaven Colony
8:00 am

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