Lodi Growers

GROWER MARKETING COMMITTEE MEETING
2021-03-03 14:30 - 16:00, 2021-01-19 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
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CD11 LODI IPM NETWORK BREAKFAST MEETING
2021-03-02 08:00 - 09:30
Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Time: 8:00 – 9:30am (PST)
Venue: Online via GoToWebinar
Registration URL
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/7879013873955705356
Webinar ID: 323-159-451
Cost: FREE
Special Guest: Cristian Romero
Special Topic: Viticulture IPM Technology
Credits: 1.5 hrs (DPR – OTHER) approved
Who Should Attend: Local Pest Control Advisers (PCAs), GROWERS who manage their own pest control (PRIVATE APPLICATORS) or who have pest control questions, anyone looking for viticulture DPR CE credits, viticulture TECHNICAL ADVISORS in Lodi, and winemakers/grower relations personnel interested in learning about vineyard pest management.
Description: Our group meets monthly to discuss current vineyard pests and their management. The goal is to create a strong local network for communicating the best IPM strategies and for support with solving viticultural anomalies.
Pre-Registration Required: Register at the link above. Contact the Lodi Winegrape Commission by phone at 209.367.4727 or email info@lodiwine.com for help with registration.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
2021-02-25 14:30 - 16:00, 2021-01-25 14:30 - 16:00

HOW TO TELL YOUR SUSTAINABLE FARMING STORY WORKSHOP
2021-02-25 14:00 - 16:00
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Time: 2:00 – 4:00pm (PST)
Venue: Online via GoToMeeting (register for link)
Cost: FREE for LODI RULES winegrowers
Speaker: Lisa Cantrell, PhD, Founder of Capital Storytelling and Sacramento State Professor
Description: Storytelling is a skill needed in sales. Many growers find it difficult to describe sustainability in a nutshell and/or in a way that is attractive to buyers. This interactive online workshop will help you craft your personal sustainability story so you can easily and honestly answer the question, “What does sustainability mean?”
Registration required (open to LODI RULES growers). Email stephanie@lodiwine.com to check availability as space is limited to 10 participants. We will host more storytelling workshops as needed.

FRESNO STATE V&E: SPRING SEMINAR SERIES
2021-02-24 12:00 - 13:00
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm (PDT)
Venue: Online via Zoom
Cost: FREE, all are welcome
Host: Dr. Luca Brillante, Asst. Professor of Viticulture – Bronco Viticulture Chair
Topic & Speaker: “10 Exciting Things Happening in Lodi Viticulture Right Now”, Stephanie Bolton, Lodi Winegrape Commission
Description: Fresno State’s Dept. of Viticulture and Enology is hosting a free Virtual Seminar Series on Wednesdays at noon during the spring semester, excluding holidays. All are welcome and invited to join from your home or office each week on Zoom.
No pre-registration required. Please click HERE to attend. Email Dr. Luca Brillante with any questions.

SHEEP GRAZING DEMO
2021-02-22 13:00 - 17:00
Date: Monday, February 22, 2021 (rain date: February 26)

Time: 1:00pm – sunset (it’s a drop by event)

Venue: Schulenburg Vineyard, 15720 Moore Rd, Lodi

Cost: FREE, the whole family is welcome

Description: Sheep grazing in the vineyard for weed management offers many benefits, including mechanical removal of herbicide resistant weeds and the addition of microbes to the soil. Join us for a live sheep grazing demo at Schulenburg Vineyard and speak with Frankie Arburua III (sheepman), Wendy Schulenburg, Diego Olagaray, and Charlie Hamilton about this ancient practice. Follow signs and volunteer directions for parking and socially-distanced viewing. Face masks required at all times.

RSVP if you can: Contact the Lodi Winegrape Commission by phone at 209.367.4727 or email info@lodiwine.com.

LWC BOARD MEETING
2021-02-16 14:30 - 16:00, 2021-01-28 14:30 - 16:00, 2020-12-10 14:30 - 16:00

FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
2021-02-16 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-01-12 12:00 - 14:00

HOW TO TELL YOUR FARMING STORY TO WINEGRAPE BUYERS WORKSHOP
2021-02-16 09:00 - 11:00
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Time: 9:00 – 11:00am (PST)
Venue: Online via GoToMeeting (register for link)
Cost: FREE for Lodi AVA winegrowers
Speaker: Lisa Cantrell, PhD, Founder of Capital Storytelling and Sacramento State Professor
Description: Storytelling is a skill needed in sales. As part of The Modern Farmer Series, the Lodi Winegrape Commission is committed to helping our farmers tell their farming stories – especially to buyers. This interactive online workshop, hosted by professional storyteller and Sacramento State Professor Dr. Lisa Cantrell, will help to pull the stories we know you have out of you and onto your new Vineyard Tech Sheet.
Registration required (open to Lodi AVA growers). Email stephanie@lodiwine.com to check availability as space is limited to 10 participants. We will host more storytelling workshops as needed.

WINTER WEDNESDAY PRUNING SEMINAR
2021-02-10 14:30 - 16:00 | Outdoors with masks
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Time: 2:30 – 4:00pm (PST)
Venue: Outdoors with face masks (register for location)
Cost: FREE
Hosts: Joe Valente & Amy Blagg
Trellising Systems/Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon on bilateral, quads, high wire, and cane
Pruning Types: Cane and spur, by hand
Description: We’re hosting small, hands-on pruning seminars on specific vineyard systems to help growers of all skill levels optimize their pruning skills. These interactive seminars will occur on Wednesday afternoons this Winter at various locations and are open to growers who are using or who want to start using the system demonstrated at that seminar. We’ll cover hand pruning through mechanized pruning throughout the Winter. One student slot is open at each seminar.
Registration required: Email stephanie@lodiwine.com to register as space is limited to 12 participants per seminar.

WINERY MARKETING COMMITTEE MEETING
2021-02-09 14:30 - 16:00, 2021-01-11 14:30 - 16:00, 2020-12-15 14:30 - 16:00

LODI RULES COMMITTEE MEETING
2021-02-08 14:00 - 15:30, 2020-12-14 14:00 - 16:00

LODI GRAPE DAY
2021-02-02 13:00 - 16:00
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Agenda:
1:00pm Welcome, Rebecca Towell, Lodi Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee Chair
1:05pm Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Areawide Management in the San Joaquin Valley, Beth Stone-Smith, California Assistant State Plant Health Director, USDA APHIS PPQ
1:45pm Vineyard of the Past, Present and Future: How will we Farm?, Kaan Kurtural, PhD, Specialist in Cooperative Extension in Viticulture, UC Davis
2:30pm Aspects of Vineyard Weed Management, Anil Shrestha, PhD, Professor of Weed Science, Fresno State University
3:10pm Grape Smoke Exposure Risk and Mitigation, Anita Oberholster, PhD, Specialist in Cooperative Extension in Enology, UC Davis
3:50pm LWC Viticulture Research, IPM Updates, and Closing Remarks, Stephanie Bolton, PhD, Research & Education Director, Lodi Winegrape Commission
Venue: Online via Zoom
Cost: FREE, all are welcome
Credits: 1.5 hrs (DPR- Other), 1 hr (CCA- IPM), and 2 hrs (CCA- CM) approved
Description: Lodi Grape Day is FREE to attend and open to everyone thanks to the support of fantastic sponsors. Grape Day originated in 1952 and was created by a Lodi Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Chairman, Calvin Mettler, and UC Davis Extension agent Gordon F. Mitchell to provide the latest information and thinking around grape culture to harvest. For this year’s virtual event and in the absence of a Lodi Viticulture Farm Advisor, Kari Arnold, PhD (UCCE Stanislaus County) and Kamyar Aram, PhD (UCCE Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) will moderate the sessions, which include time for Q&A. Come with your questions! Lodi Grape Day will be recorded and available online afterward at lodichamber.com and lodigrowers.com with closed captioning, thanks to UC-ANR Program Support and sponsorships. Click HERE to view the event flyer.
Registration (required): To register, click HERE. You will receive a formal confirmation that includes the Zoom link prior to the event. For programmatic questions or to ask questions for speakers ahead of the event, contact Kari Arnold, PhD (klarnold@ucanr.edu). For technical assistance, contact Kellie McFarland with UC-ANR Program Support at (530) 750-1361.

REC COMMITTEE MEETING
2021-01-12 14:00 - 16:30

CD11 LODI IPM NETWORK BREAKFAST MEETING
2021-01-05 08:00 - 09:30
Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2020
Time: 8:00 – 9:30am (PST)
Venue: Online via GoToWebinar
Registration URL
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/7879013873955705356
Webinar ID: 323-159-451
Cost: FREE
Special Guest: Dr. Akif Eskalen, UCCE
Special Topic: Wood Canker Prevention in the Vineyard
Credits: 1.5 hrs (DPR – OTHER) applied for
Who Should Attend: Local Pest Control Advisers (PCAs), GROWERS who manage their own pest control (PRIVATE APPLICATORS) or who have pest control questions, anyone looking for viticulture DPR CE credits, viticulture TECHNICAL ADVISORS in Lodi, and winemakers/grower relations personnel interested in learning about vineyard pest management.
Description: Our group meets monthly to discuss current vineyard pests and their management. The goal is to create a strong local network for communicating the best IPM strategies and for support with solving viticultural anomalies.
Pre-Registration Required: Register at the link above. Contact the Lodi Winegrape Commission by phone at 209.367.4727 or email info@lodiwine.com for help with registration.

WINTER WEDNESDAY PRUNING SEMINAR
2020-12-16 14:30 - 16:00
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Time: 2:30 – 4:00pm PST
Venue: Outdoors with face masks (register for location)
Cost: FREE
Hosts: Kyle Brown, LangeTwins and Craig Edwards, Acampo Machine Works
Vineyard Stats: Cabernet Sauvignon (2013) on high wire, plus Zinfandel and Chardonnay
Pruning System: Spagnolo pre-pruner with crew follow-up
Description: We’re starting to host small pruning seminars on particular vineyard systems to help growers optimize their pruning skills. These interactive, hands-on seminars will occur on Wednesday afternoons this Winter at various locations and are open to growers who are using or who want to start using the system demonstrated at that seminar. We’ll cover hand pruning through mechanized pruning throughout the Winter. One student slot is open at each seminar.
Registration required. Email stephanie@lodiwine.com to register as space is limited to 12 participants per seminar.

HOW TO TELL YOUR SUSTAINABLE FARMING STORY WORKSHOP
2020-12-10 09:00 - 11:00
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2020
Time: 9:00 – 11:00am (PST)
Venue: Online via GoToMeeting (register for link)
Cost: FREE for LODI RULES certified growers
Speaker: Lisa Cantrell, PhD, Founder of Capital Storytelling and Sacramento State Professor
Description: Storytelling is a skill needed in sales. Many growers find it difficult to describe sustainability in a nutshell and/or in a way that is attractive to buyers. This interactive online workshop will help you craft your personal sustainability story so you can easily and honestly answer the question, “What does sustainability mean?”
Registration required (open to LODI RULES certified growers). Email stephanie@lodiwine.com to check availability as space is limited to 10 participants. We will host more storytelling workshops as needed.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
2020-12-08 14:30 - 16:00
Agenda: Exec-Committee-Agenda-12-8-20.pdf

HOW TO TELL YOUR FARMING STORY TO WINEGRAPE BUYERS WORKSHOP
2020-12-08 09:00 - 11:00
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Time: 9:00 – 11:00am (PST)
Venue: Online via GoToMeeting (register for link)
Cost: FREE for Lodi AVA winegrowers
Speaker: Lisa Cantrell, PhD, Founder of Capital Storytelling and Sacramento State Professor
Description: Storytelling is a skill needed in sales. As part of The Modern Farmer Series, the Lodi Winegrape Commission is committed to helping our farmers tell their farming stories – especially to buyers. This interactive online workshop, hosted by professional storyteller and Sacramento State Professor Dr. Lisa Cantrell, will help to pull the stories we know you have out of you and onto your new Vineyard Tech Sheet.
Registration required (open to Lodi AVA growers). Email stephanie@lodiwine.com to check availability as space is limited to 10 participants. We will host more storytelling workshops as needed.

REC COMMITTEE MEETING
2020-12-01 13:00 - 14:30
RESEARCH, EDUCATION & COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE
MEETING NOTICE & AGENDA
Sent and posted November 20, 2020
Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Time: 1:00pm (PST)
Place: Online
Please join this meeting with a headset (headphones and a microphone) from your computer.
https://www.gotomeet.me/LodiRules/rec-committee-meeting-december
If your computer’s audio does not have a microphone, you may use your phone for audio:
Dial In: +1 (646) 749-3122
Access Code: 280-984-045
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

Call to order
Roll call and establishment of a quorum
Consideration of the October 27, 2020 meeting minutes
Public comment on items appearing on the agenda (2 min limit per person)
Grower education programs:

Review of recent initiatives
Ideas for future outreach initiatives

Grower communications
Winegrape research in Crush District 11:

Research projects and focus group updates
Viticulture Research Specialist

Weather Network services
Demonstration Vineyard
FY2020-2021 Budget
Reports from other LWC Committees
Public comment on items not appearing on the agenda (2 min limit per person)
Items for future agendas
Confirm future meeting dates
Adjourn

Action may be taken on any of the items listed above. Questions regarding the meeting should be directed to Research and Education Committee Chairman Larry Whitted (209.327.6472) or Dr. Stephanie Bolton (209.367.4727). Persons with disabilities needing a special accommodation should contact the Lodi Winegrape Commission (209.367.4727) at least five days prior to the meeting. Notices and agendas for upcoming Commission meetings are available on the internet at lodigrowers.com in the Calendar.

CD11 LODI IPM NETWORK BREAKFAST MEETING
2020-12-01 08:00 - 09:30
Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Time: 8:00 – 9:30am (PST)
Venue: Online via GoToWebinar
Registration URL
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/7879013873955705356
Webinar ID: 323-159-451
Cost: FREE
Special Guest: Kent Daane, PhD, UCCE
Special Topic: The Efficiency of Areawide IPM – A Mealybug Example
Credits: 1.5 hrs (DPR – OTHER) approved
Who Should Attend: Local Pest Control Advisers (PCAs), GROWERS who manage their own pest control (PRIVATE APPLICATORS) or who have pest control questions, anyone looking for viticulture DPR CE credits, viticulture TECHNICAL ADVISORS in Lodi, and winemakers/grower relations personnel interested in learning about vineyard pest management.
Description: Our group meets monthly to discuss current vineyard pests and their management. The goal is to create a strong local network for communicating the best IPM strategies and for support with solving viticultural anomalies.
Pre-Registration Required: Register at the link above. Contact the Lodi Winegrape Commission by phone at 209.367.4727 or email info@lodiwine.com for help with registration.

GROWER MARKETING COMMITTEE MEETING
2020-11-30 14:30 - 16:30
GROWER MARKETING COMMITTEE
MEETING NOTICE & AGENDA
Sent and posted November 20, 2020
Date: Monday, November 30, 2020
Time: 2:30pm
Place: Virtually, GoTo Meeting
(Lodi Wine Visitor Center, 2545 West Turner Road, Lodi, CA 95242)
Go-To Meeting via computer, tablet, or smartphone:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/579771501
You can also dial in using your phone:
Dial In: +1 (646) 749-3122
Access Code: 579-771-501 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/115843581
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

Call to order
Roll call and establishment of a quorum
Consideration of August 12, 2020 minutes
Public Comment on Items Appearing on the Agenda (2 min limit per person)
Lodi Winegrape Commission 30th Anniversary

Planning & Discussion

Marketing & Advertising

2020-21 Marketing Plan Updates
Save the Old Vines Campaign Updates (Oct.-Nov. 2020)
Spring Storytelling Campaign (March-May 2021)

Public Relations

PR Activities Updates

Lodi Wines Virtual Masterclass with Elaine Brown & SommFoundation (Oct. 14 & 15, 2020)
Lodi Old Vine Wines Virtual Tasting & Discussion (Nov. 10, 2020)
Grower/Buyer Mailing

FY 2020-21 Budget
Report from other LWC Committees
Public Comment on Items Not Appearing on the Agenda (2 min limit per person)
Agenda Items for Future Meetings
Set Next Meeting Date
Adjourn

Action may be taken on any of the items listed above. Questions regarding the meeting should be directed to Grower Marketing Committee Chair, Kendra Altnow (209.403.8500) or Executive Director Stuart Spencer (209.367.4727). Persons with disabilities needing a special accommodation should contact the Lodi Winegrape Commission (209.367.4727) at least five days prior to the meeting. Notices and agendas for upcoming Commission meetings are available on the internet at www.lodigrowers.com in the Calendar.
