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RESEARCH ALERT ON LEAFROLL EPIDEMIOLOGY & THE VINE MEALYBUG IN LODI VINEYARDS
MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025. BY MARC FUCHS (1) & STEPHANIE BOLTON (2). (1) Plant Pathology, Cornell University, Geneva, NY (2) Research and Education, Lodi Winegrape Commission, Lodi, CA Featured image above: A cluster of vine mealybugs at various life stages in a...
THE WINE INDUSTRY ISN’T GROWING RIGHT NOW, BUT GUESS WHAT IS?
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Want a fun way to check in with people during these chaotic times? Ask them to name 5 things that are growing right now. No google searches or AI necessary. Just 5 quick things will give...
HARNESSING COMMUNITY POWER: USING CITIZEN SCIENCE TO TRACK THE INVASIVE TREE OF HEAVEN
MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025. BY MARIA ZUMKELLER, MS. What if we could all help solve one of the biggest threats to our local ecosystems (including agricultural systems), just by using our smartphones? That’s the idea behind citizen science: a collaborative approach to...
CARRYOVER EFFECTS OF YIELD REGULATION ON THE FOLLOWING YEAR’S GRAPES
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025. BY THIBAUT VERDENAL et al, IVES TECHNICAL REVIEW. The integrated management of vine nitrogen nutrition guarantees suitable grape composition at harvest according to the production objective (yield and composition). An agronomic trial revealed...
WHY YOU NEED TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR GLASSY-WINGED SHARPSHOOTERS
MONDAY, JULY 21, 2025. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Thankfully, California winegrowers recently voted to extend funding for the California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) Pierce's Disease/Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (PD/GWSS)...
STEWARD AG FOUNDATION AWARDS $51,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO FARM WORKER CHILDREN
MONDAY, JULY 14, 2025. BY STEWARD AG FOUNDATION. The mission of the grassroots Steward Ag Foundation is to honor the integrity of the California farm worker by providing scholarships for their children, allowing them to transform their lives by pursuing higher...
OH LORD, A BLOG FROM LODI—THE 2025 FAREWELL
MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2025. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. FAREWELL FROM RANDY CAPAROSO Oh lord, a blog from Lodi was the title of the very first blog posted on the Lodi Wine page in August 2010, written by yours truly. Over 1,200 posts later, I think it is fitting that this should...
RIPENING PERIOD STRESSES: RECOGNIZING THE ONSET & MINIMIZING THE IMPACTS – PART TWO, HEAT
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2025. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Part One of this blog post is available HERE. Heat Related Stresses – How Grapevines Respond The death of some leaf tissues is a sacrificial, survival response to heat related stresses. It also is a permanent loss...
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