by Lodi Growers | Jun 5, 2013
Innovation, cooperation, and the perceived benefits and costs of sustainable agriculture practices 2011 by Mark Lubell, Vicken Hillis, Matthew Hoffman, Lubell_sustainable_practices_2011.pdf (0.6 MiB) - First Paragraph: The term sustainability has a long history in...
by Lodi Growers | Jun 24, 2024 | Blog
MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2024. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured image: Harvest morning in Zinfandel block over 100 years old on the east side of Lodi’s Mokelumne River appellation. CONTRADICTING EVERYTHING YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT WARM CLIMATE REGIONS When a rose is but a...
by Lodi Growers | May 20, 2024 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 20, 2024. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. Grapevine fruit yield is a destination. It is the culmination of several developmental processes during a two-year journey. The developmental path leading to fruit yield is complex (Figure 1). Figure 1. Grapevine...
by Lodi Growers | May 6, 2024 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 6, 2024. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Nero d’Avola in LangeTwins Family’s Redtail Vineyard in the Jahant AVA of Lodi. NERO D’AVOLA IS A POSTER CHILD FOR TODAY’S TASTE FOR ZESTIER, LIGHTER WEIGHT YET DEEPLY FLAVORFUL REDS One...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 22, 2024 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2024. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. The topic of soil erosion sometimes evokes images of dust storms during the 1930’s “Dust Bowl” in the south-central United States (Figure 1). Fortunately, instances of severe erosion of viticultural soils are...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 15, 2024 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2024. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Harvesting of Nebbiolo—a rare (for California) grape native to Italy’s Piemonte region—in Clements Hills-Lodi’s Anaya Vineyards. When the first-ever scholarly book on Lodi winegrowing was...
by Lodi Growers | Mar 11, 2024 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2024. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. The basics of vineyard management include taking appropriate actions at the right time and with the proper intensity to achieve the desired viticultural result. These basics provide guidance about what to do, but...
