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SAFETY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.
JANUARY 13, 2020. BY AMY WOLFE, AGSAFE. The winter months for permanent crop growers require important maintenance and care in the orchards and vineyards. Pruning and thinning are commonplace, as are easily avoidable injuries. Before sending crews out to tend to...
PULLING OUT A VINEYARD? READ THIS FIRST.
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...
SUSTAINABILITY MEETING WITH KENT REEVES & STEVE MATTHIASSON.
JANUARY 6, 2020. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, LODI RULES DIRECTOR. Please join us on January 16, 2020, in Lodi for our annual LODI RULES meeting where our farmers, vintners, and supporters gather to celebrate the accomplishments of the previous year and talk about what is...
THE VINEYARD TEAM’S TOP PODCASTS OF 2019.
DECEMBER 30, 2019. BY THE VINEYARD TEAM. The Vineyard Team's Sustainable Winegrowing podcast brings you the latest in science and research for the wine industry. This on-the-go, sustainable farming educational resource provides in-depth technical information on...
A LISTING OF LODI GROWN WINES PRODUCED BY NON-LODI WINERIES.
DECEMBER 23, 2019. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Well over 90% of wine grapes grown in Lodi still go to California’s largest wineries rather than to the smaller Lodi based wineries that are now popularizing wines with “Lodi” on the label. This means that most of Lodi’s grapes...
DORMANT SEASON VINEYARD MANAGEMENT.
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...
NIGHT WORK IN AGRICULTURE STANDARD IMMINENT.
DECEMBER 9, 2019. BY AMY WOLFE, AGSAFE. For nearly half a decade, Cal/OSHA has been considering the creation of a regulation that specifically addresses the unique hazards found while working at night in agriculture. After many starts and stops, sufficient traction...
2020 GREEN MEDAL AWARDS FOR SUSTAINABILITY NOW OPEN!
DECEMBER 2, 2019. BY WINE INSTITUTE. SAN FRANCISCO — California vineyards and wineries are encouraged to apply for the 2020 California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards. Applications are now being accepted at www.greenmedal.org. The California...
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