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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...
LODI WEATHER NETWORK ADDS AQI DATA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2022. BY MATT WANINK, WESTERN WEATHER GROUP. The Lodi Winegrape Commission recently added three new air quality sensors from Western Weather Group to enhance a network of air quality data in the region for growers. The NPM3 Sensor from Met One...
2021 GRAPE CRUSH REPORT SYNOPSIS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2022. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. The 2021 Preliminary Grape Crush Report was published last Thursday, February 10, 2022. Statewide, California crushed 3.6 million tons of winegrapes, up from 3.4 million in the smoke-affected...
INTRODUCING THE LODI GRAPEVINE ROOTSTOCK RESEARCH FOCUS GROUP
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...
TWO NEW CRUSH DISTRICT 11 VINEYARD COST STUDIES RELEASED TODAY
MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. We are VERY pleased to announce that UC Davis has released two 2021 vineyard cost studies for Crush District 11 Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon today - one (as in 2016) for a quadrilateral system...
HOW A LODI-GROWN WHITE WINE TOOK THE SWEEPSTAKE MEDAL AT THE 2022 SAN FRANCISCO WINE COMPETITION
MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2022. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: The 2020 Acquiesce Viognier, winner of the 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Sweepstake medal. What happened? The question popped up this past January 14, when the results of the 2022 San...
SHEEP GRAZING IN LODI VINEYARDS – VIDEO PREMIERE
MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2022. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. This morning, the LODI RULES Committee of the Lodi Winegrape Commission hosted their annual LODI RULES Year-End Recap Event. The LODI RULES Community – growers, vintners, supporters, &...
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