28977_GrowerNewsletter_R2:Layout 1 8/26/13 8:55 AM Page 2

28977_GrowerNewsletter_R2:Layout 1 8/26/13 8:55 AM Page 2 , 2013_August_G.pdf (4.3 MiB) - After six months of development, the Commission staff is excited to announce that the new Lodi grower website was launched on August 15. You can access the site by entering...

L O D I W I N E G R A P E

L O D I W I N E G R A P E , 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 spring,...

L O D I W I N E G R A P E

L O D I W I N E G R A P E , 2011_Fall_G.pdf (0.6 MiB) - Fourth Paragraph: The cultivation of wine grapes has become increasingly complex over the years. There have been refinements in tools and techniques which have included everything from rootstocks and clones to...

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9 , 2009_August_G.pdf (1.0 MiB) - First Paragraph: The UC Davis Soil Resource Laboratory has developed an online soil survey tool (http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/soilsurvey) designed to deliver soil survey information through a web interface. The soil survey...

LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION

LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION , 2007_April_G.pdf (1.5 MiB) - First four sentences: The University of California Davis recently launched a wonderful new website called “Integrated Viticulture Online” which can be found at http://iv.ucdavis.edu/. It is designed to increase...

DECEMBER 2006

DECEMBER 2006 , 2006_December_G.pdf (0.5 MiB) - The first two sentences of the second paragraph: The Lodi Rules for Sustainable Winegrowing is California’s first (and only) 3rd party-certified sustainable winegrowing program. The committee that created the program,...

AUGUST 2006

AUGUST 2006 , 2006_August_G.pdf (0.2 MiB) - First three sentences: Vine nutrition is always on the minds of winegrape growers. Whether it is a desire to keep vines healthy and producing an optimum yield or wanting to obtain the highest quality possible for any...

MARCH 2005

MARCH 2005 , 2005_March_G.pdf (0.2 MiB) - First four sentences: What are The Lodi Rules for Sustainable Winegrowing? They are California’s first sustainable winegrowing standards that are peer reviewed by scientists, academics and environmentalists. The Lodi Rules...

JUNE 2005

JUNE 2005 , 2005_June_G.pdf (0.2 MiB) - First Paragraph: It is that time of year again, time to worry about mites. I will be the first one to admit that I find dealing with mites in Lodi vineyards a difficult issue. I have two main reasons: 1) It is very difficult to...

JANUARY 2005

JANUARY 2005 , 2005_January_G.pdf (0.3 MiB) - First six sentences: One of the most talked about issues this season is this thing called ‘Hang Time’. It seems like every grower I’ve talked to since harvest mentioned it at some point in our conversation. Several growers...

OCTOBER 2004

OCTOBER 2004 , 2004_October_G.pdf (0.2 MiB) - First Paragraph: I am sure none of you need to be reminded of the importance of vine nutrition in producing the highest quality winegrapes and therefore the highest quality wine. However, despite its importance there are...

JANUARY 2004

JANUARY 2004 , 2004_January_G.pdf (0.1 MiB) - Second Paragraph: The regulatory world divides pollution that adversely affects water quality into two types; point source and non-point source. Point source pollution is literally what comes out of pipes into bodies of...

MAY 2002

MAY 2002 , 2002_May_G.pdf (0.2 MiB) - First four sentences: Since 1990, the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in California has been working with landowners to voluntarily restore and enhance fish and wildlife habitats on private lands. The program provides...

Research / IPM

Research / IPM , 2001_August_G.pdf (52 KiB) - First five sentences: Traditional irrigation of winegrapes in the Lodi area has its roots in the table grape and bulk industry. The goal was to maintain good vine water relations during the season until harvest. During...