Local Opportunities
To get your event posted, email the details in the format below to Dr. Stephanie Bolton, stephanie@lodiwine.com, with the subject line “New LodiGrowers.com Event.”
LODI FARM SAFETY DAY.
Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Time: 7:00am – 12:00pm
Venue: Grape Festival Grounds, 413 E Lockeford St, Lodi CA
Cost: $25 (before February 15); $35 at the door
Credits: 4.0 hrs DPR CE (laws & regs) applied for
Topics & Speakers: TBD
Description: The Lodi Chamber of Commerce’s Agribusiness Committee partners with experts to provide continuing education (CE) hours for pesticide handlers and applicators required for certification in both English and Spanish. Our English classes include an additional hour of label review.
Registration (required): Click HERE to purchase tickets. Contact the Lodi Chamber of Commerce with any questions by email at frontdesk@lodichamber.com or by phone at 209-367-7840.
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION ANNUAL MEETING.
Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026
Time: TBD
Venue: Hutchins Street Square, Lodi CA
Cost: FREE, all are welcome to attend
Description: The Lodi Winegrape Commission will present highlights from 2025 activities as well as initiatives for 2026 and beyond. Following a brief presentation, we will enjoy a delicious sampling of Lodi-grown wines from various producers along with appetizers.
RSVP: Contact the Lodi Winegrape Commission by email at info@lodiwine.com or by phone at 209-367-4727.
UC DAVIS DEPT OF VITICULTURE & ENOLOGY ON THE ROAD IN LODI.
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Venue: Burgundy Hall, Grape Festival Grounds, 413 E Lockeford St, Lodi CA
Cost: $35 (includes lunch)
Topics & Speakers:
– Department Update – Ben Montpetit, Chair and Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
– Rootstocks and drought resistance – Megan Bartlett, Associate Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
– Building better grapevine rootstocks for salinity, nematodes, and viruses – Luis Diaz Garcia, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
– NoLo wine production: Current technology and critical gaps in knowledge – David Block, Distinguished Professor, Departments of Viticulture & Enology and Chemical Engineering, UC Davis
– Grapes to glass: Sensory evaluation for quality control and product innovation – Ha Nguyen, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
– Introduction and current research in the Chen Lab – Liang Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
– Perspectives on Lodi viticulture – Justin Tanner, Viticulture Advisor, San Joaquin County, UCANR
Description: On The Road programs are educational seminars that are designed to help UC Davis communicate with the grape and wine industries by bringing faculty to different regions of California. They present relevant topics or current research and, at the same time, listen to the issues that are important to grape growing and winemaking professionals.
Registration (required): Click HERE to purchase tickets. Contact the UC Davis Department of Viticulture & Enology with any questions.
ASEV NATIONAL CONFERENCE.
Dates: Monday, June 15 – Thursday, June 18, 2026
Time: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Venue: The Grove Plaza, Boise Centre, 850 W Front St, Boise ID
Cost: TBD
Topic: TBD
Description: A platform to gather and discuss scientific and technological advances for the benefit and evolution of the grape and wine industries. It provides a stimulating and collegial atmosphere for industry, students and academics to learn, engage and network.
Registration (required): TBD
UCCE & UC IPM: AIR BLAST SPRAYER CALIBRATION.
Venue: Online
Cost: FREE (without DPR credit) | Fee to earn DPR credit
Credits: 1.5 hrs DPR CE (OTHER) and 1 hr DPR CE (LAWS & REGS) 2 hrs CCA CE (IPM) approved
Description: This course was developed for anyone who works with air blast sprayers or is involved with ensuring successful pesticide applications in trees and vines. This includes pesticide handlers, pest control advisors, growers and supervisors. The course contains video so it requires a computer that can play audio and video. View the full description HERE.
For more information including technical requirements please contact Cheryl Reynolds, UC ANR, at creynolds@ucanr.edu.
WILD FARM ALLIANCE: ROLE OF BIRDS ON FARMS – CERTIFICATION.
Venue: Online
Cost: FREE, all are welcome
Description: This 10-lesson virtual course teaches agricultural professionals and farmers how to support beneficial birds and manage pest birds on farms. By learning how to assess the farm’s avian needs and opportunities, farms can be designed to provide for a diversity of beneficial birds. If pest birds are a problem, they can be discouraged with specific practices during the shorter periods when they cause damage. The sessions cover the latest research, tools, and resources, and are given by experts in avian pest control, entomology, ornithology and conservation. This course was first offered via webinar format in early 2022. View the lesson recordings at your own pace.
To view the lessons: Click HERE.
WILD FARM ALLIANCE: HABITAT ON FARMS – AVIAN PEST CONTROL SERVICES.
Venue: Online
Cost: FREE, all are welcome
Credits: 4 hrs DPR CE (OTHER) approved
Description: Participants will learn about research that shows the benefits of installing habitats in and around farms to attract beneficial birds that provide valuable pest control services. After completing a course, Wild Farm Alliance will email you a certificate of completion within one week. You must submit the certificate to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to receive your credits.
To view the lesson: Click HERE.
WILD FARM ALLIANCE: NEST BOXES & PERCHES – AVIAN PEST CONTROL SERVICES.
Venue: Online
Cost: FREE, all are welcome
Credits: 3 hrs DPR CE (OTHER) approved
Description: Participants will learn about the research showing the benefits to the farm of installing Western Bluebird and other songbird nest boxes, Barn Owl and American Kestrel boxes, and songbird and raptor perches to gain these birds’ valuable pest control services. After completing a course, Wild Farm Alliance will email you a certificate of completion within one week. You must submit the certificate to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to receive your credits.
To view the lesson: Click HERE. For questions about the process or need help accessing the completion certificate email ashleyc@wildfarmalliance.org.
Organizations Hosting Training Seminars and Educational Events
Many of these qualify for LODI RULES Standards 1.6 & 2.8
American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) annual meeting
American Vineyard Grape Expo
Association of Applied IPM Ecologists (AAIE) annual conference
California Plant and Soil Conference (California Chapter of the ASA)
California State University-Fresno Biennial Grape Day
California Association of Pest Control Advisors (CAPCA) Meetings and Workshops
Clarksburg Grape Day
Dollars and Sense Tradeshow and Seminar
Foothill Grape Day
Lodi Grape Day (every February)
Lodi District Grape Growers Association Seminars and Workshop
Lodi Winegrape Commission (LWC) Seminars and Workshops
Napa Valley Viticulture Fair
Rootstock: Napa Valley Grapegrowers
San Joaquin Farm Bureau Seminars and Workshops
San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium
San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers Association Annual Meeting and Industry Forum
Sustainable Ag Expo (San Luis Obispo every fall)
University of California-Davis extension courses and seminars (RAVE, etc.)
Unified Wine and Grape Symposium (every January in Sacramento)
Wine Industry Financial Symposium
World Ag Expo (every February)
UC IPM Online Trainings
The UC Statewide IPM Program provides online courses that reflect current advances in pest management and related topics. Selected courses are approved by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) for Continuing Education Units. Some are also approved for structural units from the Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB).
Check out the UC Integrated Pest Management website for online pieces of training – some are free and some charge a fee: ipm.ucanr.edu/training/index.html.