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6 PODCASTS for HARVEST-TIME

Long gone are the days when the daily newspaper was the main source of information for a community.  While the newspaper is still an excellent source of information and is fun to read, there now exists other outlets for staying connected and learning about the world....

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LWC Welcomes Dr. Stephanie Bolton

Press Release from Calhoun & Company: The Lodi Winegrape Commission, which represents over 750 winegrowers in the Lodi AVA, has recently announced the appointment of Dr. Stephanie Bolton to Grower Communications & Sustainable Winegrowing Director. Bolton...

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WEATHER OUTLOOK and TOOLS

Long Range Outlook... Growers are probably wondering if this upcoming rainy season will be a benefit to the water picture for 2017. Present long range outlooks are calling for a weak La Nina to develop over the waters of the Equatorial Eastern Pacific this fall and...

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VARIETY FOCUS: OPTIMIZING ZINFANDEL FOR RED WINE PRODUCTION

Zinfandel is California’s winegrape variety and for over a century, Zinfandel has been at the heart of the Lodi, Sierra Foothill, and eastern Contra Costa County wine industries. Over the years, this versatile variety has lent itself to various grape and wine products...

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MAKING VINEYARD MANAGEMENT DECISIONS

At the most basic level, business management involves setting goals, planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.  Vineyard management, of course, is more complicated than this, especially given large amounts of borrowed capital, increasing regulations,...

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FRUIT SET FACTORS

MONDAY, MAY 20, 2016.  BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Fruit set is the process in which flowers become fruit and potential fruit size is determined.  It occurs after pollen is released from male flower parts (anthers), lands on receptive female flower parts (stigmas),...

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Rainfall, Frost, Weeds, Spring Diseases, Invasive Pests

As the 2016 El Niño returns after a month hiatus, much progress is being made towards a Drought Recovery. February had only 0.6 inch of rain, but the first two weeks of March brought 5.2 inches of rain, exactly double the long term average. Good rains in January...

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ON THE NATURE OF VINEYARDS AND VINEYARD MANAGEMENT

MARCH 8, 2016.  BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. The wine grape industry, like all of agriculture, is under intensifying pressure from outside. Increasingly, regulators, retailers, consumers, environmentalists, and others are weighing in on how we conduct our businesses....

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Events

Oct
7
CD11 LODI IPM NETWORK BREAKFAST MEETING
Burgundy Hall – Lodi Grape Festival Grounds
8:00 am
Oct
14
LODI RULES COMMITTEE MEETING
Lodi Winegrape Commission
12:00 pm
Oct
31
THE OLD VINE CONFERENCE: MEETING OF THE MINDS 2025
The Culinary Institue of America, Copia, Napa CA
Nov
4
CD11 LODI IPM NETWORK BREAKFAST MEETING
Burgundy Hall – Lodi Grape Festival Grounds
8:00 am
Nov
12
GROWER MARKETING COMMITTEE MEETING
Lodi Winegrape Commission
12:00 pm

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