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OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW METHODS OF GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF GRAPEVINES
BY DRS. ALAN WEI AND JAMES STAMP In the May 2018 issue of Wine Business Monthly, industry experts Drs. Alan Wei and James Stamp describe examples of the latest technologies such as bacteriophage, RNAi, nano antibodies, CRISPR and their possible applications to combat...
THE ECONOMICS OF WATER MANAGEMENT IN WINEGRAPE VINEYARDS
By Stan Grant
We have explored various aspects of water management in vineyards in past Lodi Growers Coffee Shop postings, but we have yet to consider economics, as we will here. For the sake of this discussion, we will assume competent vineyard management, adequate…
MECHANICAL LEAFING OF VINEYARDS, TIMING IS EVERYTHING
I must start by saying there really isn’t a mechanical leafer I’ve met that I didn’t like. It doesn’t matter what brand I’m working with, they all seem to do a good job. When they are not doing well, it seems to always be a timing issue. So, I thought it would be good...
MINIMIZING AND MANAGING WATER SPROUTS AND SUCKERS
APRIL 17, 2018. BY STAN GRANT. First: A Bit About Grapevine Buds Grapevines are hardy plants that have several traits to help them survive. Compound buds are among these. Elongating shoots trained to form grapevine trunks, arms on head-trained vines, and cordons on...
GOT VOLES? PERHAPS ANTHRAQUINONE IS THE ANSWER
Voles (Figure 1) are short, stocky rodents that often cause extensive girdling damage to a variety of tree and vine crops throughout California (Figure 2). Vole management is often quite challenging given how numerous they can be in a given area. In more recent...
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Lodi Winegrape Commission, representing more than 750 winegrape growers farming 110,000 acres which includes 85 wineries in the Lodi American Viticulture Area (AVA), has announced the appointment of Stuart Spencer as Executive Director, effective immediately....
WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 4TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA GREEN MEDAL: SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING LEADERSHIP AWARDS
The California Green Medal winners have been announced for the fourth annual Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards. The California Green Medal recognizes the leadership of wineries and vineyards committed to sustainability and is presented by the California...
HERE COMES THE MILDEW AGAIN: THE CHALLENGES OF MANAGING POWDERY MILDEW IN THE ERA OF FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE
Many felt like mildew was raining down last year and nothing they did would slow it down. You might have heard of the results from our American Vineyard Foundation (AVF) funded research on DMI (FRAC 3) and strobilurin (FRAC 11) fungicide resistant powdery mildew and...
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