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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...
SOMMELIERS SHARE THOUGHTS ON LODI WINES AND HOW TO EXPAND THEIR MARKET PRESENCE.
NOVEMBER 25, 2019. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. SommFoundation, a supportive arm of Guild of Sommeliers (which, in turn, is the educational arm of the Court of Master Sommeliers), has just released its post-event survey reporting on a "Harvest Enrichment Trip" to Lodi wine...
THE MANY USES & SOME MISUSES OF GYPSUM IN VINEYARDS.
NOVEMBER 18, 2019. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Soil amendments are soil conditioners. They are mineral or organic materials and their purpose is improvement of the physical, chemical, and/or biological condition of soils for the benefit of plants. Gypsum is a...
A ROCKET SCIENTIST SAVED MY FARM.
NOVEMBER 11, 2019. BY BRENDON ROCKEY, HIGH COUNTRY NEWS. If I tell you details about how a rocket scientist saved my farm, it would probably just distract you, even though it’s true. Equally true is the fact that almost all farms can be saved and are worth saving,...
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