Research Partnerships

Research Partnerships Evaluating the effectiveness of Lodi Winegape Commission research and outreach programs – Two decades of measurable success with extending sustainable agriculture Since it’s establishment in 1991, the Lodi Winegrape Commision has been...
HARVEST 2023 – THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY

HARVEST 2023 – THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY

MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023.  BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. “Indecisions, frustrations, disappointments, and surprises best describe the grape situation.” Those were the thoughts of Jim Kissler, San Joaquin County Viticulture Farm Advisor following the...

LWC Grower Newsletter Summer 2011

LWC Grower Newsletter Summer 2011 , 2011_Summer_G.pdf (0.4 MiB) - First Paragraph: The 2011 season started off with a second year of above average rainfall. After three previously dry winters, last year was helpful, but didn’t quite fill depleted soil profiles. This...

LWC Grower Newsletter May 2009

LWC Grower Newsletter May 2009 , 2009_May_G.pdf (0.1 MiB) - Second Paragraph: From a financial and environmental perspective, we are lucky that sulfur dust remains the backbone of the region’s management for Powdery mildew. It is effective, relatively cheap, easy to...

LWC Grower Newsletter January 2009

LWC Grower Newsletter January 2009 , 2009_January_G.pdf (0.3 MiB) - First Paragraph: The Lodi Rules program had another significant year of growth in 2008. More than 10,000 vineyard acres achieved Lodi Rules certification from Protected Harvest in 2008, more than 10%...