by Lodi Growers | Dec 16, 2015 | Blog, Grapes, Vineyards
Micronutrients are mineral elements required in small quantities by plants for normal growth and development. They include iron, manganese, copper, zinc, boron, molybdenum, and chloride. The micronutrients tend be overshadowed by the macronutrients, especially...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
In my last Lodi Growers Coffee Shop article, we considered nitrogen’s pivotal role and impacts on grapevines. In this article, we investigate nitrogen management. As in the management of all mineral nutrients, vine nutrient demand is the place to begin...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Grape growers are expected to be competent at a wide-ranging of tasks. For example, they have to be good at equipment maintenance, pruning, labor relations and finances, to list but a few of the skills that are necessary to succeed as a grower. Of all the skills that...
by Lodi Growers | Nov 3, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
The 2015 Harvest came to a close by the second week of October. Harvest began on the earliest date that most anyone can remember. It is an interesting year to say the least, but there have been previous harvest starts in July. Let’s look back on some local...
by Lodi Growers | Oct 12, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2015. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Cover crops provide an array of important benefits to vineyards. These include direct benefits that improve soil tilth, build soil structure, enhance the root environment, limit soil erosion, and modify the...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
California winegrape growers with losses due to grapevine red blotch-associated virus (GRBaV), the causative agent of red blotch disease, may be eligible for financial assistance for vine replacement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Tree Assistance...
by Lodi Growers | Aug 18, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Those of us involved in agriculture are well aware of the increasing concerns about water in California. Even before the current drought, new water regulations were in the works, irrigation district water costs were increasing, and in many locations, access to...
