by Lodi Growers | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Cordon and trunk diseases are among the most serious threats to the longevity of vineyards. They are insidious fungal diseases of grapevine wood that typically do not become apparent as distorted shoots or dead spurs...
by Lodi Growers | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog
JANUARY 8, 2020. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. LEAFROLL VIRUS APPROVED AS A NATURAL DISASTER ELIGIBLE FOR TAP FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Today we have good news to share with California winegrape growers. If you’ve attended any of the Lodi...
by Lodi Growers | Dec 16, 2019 | Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2019. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Businesses, including winegrape businesses, never standstill. They are either moving forward or slipping backward relative to their competition. Even during the winter, while the vines are resting dormant, successful...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog
NOVEMBER 25, 2019. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. SommFoundation, a supportive arm of Guild of Sommeliers (which, in turn, is the educational arm of the Court of Master Sommeliers), has just released its post-event survey reporting on a “Harvest Enrichment Trip”...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2019. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Soil amendments are soil conditioners. They are mineral or organic materials and their purpose is improvement of the physical, chemical, and/or biological condition of soils for the benefit of plants. Gypsum is a...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 4, 2019 | Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2019. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PHD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Grapevine viruses pose a severe threat to the sustainability of California viticulture. Growers are losing contract dollars as wineries reject grape loads due to virus-induced ripening problems. ...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2019. BY AMY WOLFE, AGSAFE. This year’s legislative session ended as most due, amongst a flurry of activity and last-minute wrangling to ensure bills reached the governor’s desk. In the pile, since signed by Governor Newsom, were Assembly Bills (AB) 1804...
