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USDA SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARDS
APRIL 8, 2019. BY USDA NRCS. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking public input on its existing national conservation practice standards as part of implementing the 2018 Farm Bill. NRCS offers 150-plus conservation practices to America’s...
LODI VINEYARD & WINERY ECONOMICS SURVEY
APRIL 1, 2019. BY WINE BUSINESS MONTHLY. Dear Wine Industry Member, The Wine Business Events/Industry Symposium Group will be presenting the Fourth Annual Lodi Vineyard and Wine Economics Symposium on Thursday, June 27th, 2019 at the Wine and Roses Hotel in Lodi. ...
LODI MEALYBUG & VIRUS OUTREACH MEETING on April 4th!
MARCH 25, 2019. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Please join your fellow Lodi growers, PCAs, and others on Thursday, April 4th, 2019 for the MEALYBUG & VIRUS OUTREACH MEETING! Be sure to RSVP (details below) as lunch is provided. Everyone is welcome. Grapevine...
OPTIMIZING HEAD TRAINED VINEYARDS
MARCH 18, 2019. BY STAN GRANT. Grapevines were first head trained during ancient Roman times and while there are now several alternative vine forms that are more productive and efficient, the head form persists to some extent in modern viticulture. The reasons for...
WHY HALF OF LODI RULES SUSTAINABLE VINEYARDS ARE NOW LOCATED OUTSIDE OF LODI
MARCH 11, 2019. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Lodi is known for its heritage Zinfandel and, increasingly, its huge diversity of grapes and wines (over 100 commercially grown varieties, by recent count). Where else in California can you say, for instance, you can find more...
CALL FOR GUEST BLOG POSTS!
MARCH 4, 2019. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Did you ever wonder how you could volunteer to write a BLOG POST for lodigrowers.com and reach a wide audience in over 30 countries?! I bet you did! Here at the Lodi Winegrape Commission, we are EXTREMELY GRATEFUL for our...
GUIDANCE ON PRODUCE SAFETY RULE LETTER
FEBRUARY 25, 2019. BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF WINEGRAPE GROWERS. Clarification and Guidance Regarding Produce Safety Rule Letter and Questionnaire Sent to Winegrape Growers. Many California winegrape growers received a letter and questionnaire from the California...
LATEST STATISTICS REFLECT STEADY MOVEMENT TOWARDS PREMIUM (AND REDDER) WINES
FEBRUARY 18, 2019. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. In her yearly summary of the latest statistical reports, Dr. Liz Thach MW, who teaches at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, describes the state of the American wine industry in 2019 as “Slowing but Steady, and...
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