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APRIL 12, 2022 FROST EVENT
MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, STAN GRANT, and MATT WANINK. Featured image showing frost damage on young shoots in the Lodi AVA (Peltier Rd & Davis Rd), courtesy of Lodi Winegrape Commission Board Member Bruce Fry of Mohr-Fry Ranches. Since March 1,...
MISSION – THE HISTORIC VARIETAL THAT REFUSES TO DIE
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 is the...
UCCE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY VITICULTURE ADVISOR
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. University of California (UC) Cooperative Extension Farm Advisors play a significant role in agriculture, connecting the entire industry with the latest science coming out of the university...
THERE IS MORE TO VINEYARD FLOORS
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...
STORYTELLING: THE SECRET TO SELLING YOUR GRAPES
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...
Lodi! THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE & HISTORY OF AMERICA’S LARGEST WINEGROWING REGION
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Now available, Lodi! is the first book ever written on Lodi winegrowing that lays out the facts and figures, tells the real story and paints a vivid picture of this historic region with over 400 photographs by the...
2022 XERCES MONARCH & POLLINATOR KITS AVAILABLE
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2022. BY XERCES SOCIETY. Many insect pollinators are declining in California, including bees and butterflies. The Western monarch population has declined 95% since the 1980s, likely due to multiple factors including habitat loss and...
SHEEP GRAZING SERVICES OFFER A SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR LODI 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...
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