by Lodi Growers | May 16, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022. BY ED HELLMAN, TEXAS AGRILIFE EXTENSION. REVIEWED BY TIM MARTINSON, CORNELL UNIVERSITY & PATTY SKINKIS, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY. Flowers and Fruit A fruitful shoot will usually produce one to three flower clusters (inflorescences) depending...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog
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...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog
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...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022. BY LISA CANTRELL, PhD, CAPITAL STORYTELLING. What causes a buyer to choose your grapes? Certainly the grape variety, the vines, the soil, the farming practices, the price, and the climate in which the fruit was grown all matter. However, even...
by Lodi Growers | Feb 28, 2022 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2022. BY TED RIEGER. Many examples exist in California and worldwide of diversified farming operations that own sheep and beneficially utilize them in vineyard operations. As an alternative management option, some sheep ranchers offer grazing...
by Lodi Growers | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. The Lodi Winegrape Commission has had great success in discovering practical solutions to real-world problems in the vineyard by creating collaborative teams of growers, pest control...
by Lodi Growers | Jan 31, 2022
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 Time: 8:30 – 11:00am Venue: Burgundy Hall, Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, 413 E Lockeford St, Lodi Cost: FREE for Lodi and LODI RULES growers Description: Dale Carnegie of San Joaquin Valley has been hired to provide a...
