by Guest Contributor | Apr 29, 2014 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys), Chuck Ingels: Presentation slides Brown Marmorated Stink Bug: Potential for Biological Control, Charlie Picket: Presentation slides
by Lodi Growers | Apr 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
As 2013 comes to a close, most will remember the year of large crops across the globe and the market that began to shift back to the favor of the buyer. The Southern Hemisphere produced record crops in several markets, and with the exception of France, growers in the...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 21, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
The Soil Roadshow, held on April 14, took 30 local winegrowers on a tour of three different yet common soil types found within the Lodi region: San Joaquin, Tokay, and Corning/Redding. UCCE soil scientist Toby O’Geene and UCCE farm advisor Paul Verdegaal, along...
by Guest Contributor | Apr 17, 2014 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
Soil Texture Flowchart and Soil Texture Triangle Estimating Plant Available Water Holding Capacity Worksheet California Agriculture article: Soil-landscape model helps predict potassium supply in vineyards
by Lodi Growers | Apr 14, 2014 | Blog
Many grape growers would like to learn to speak Spanish in order to communicate more effectively with farmworkers who are more comfortable communicating in that language. However, the task of learning a foreign language just seems to be too difficult. This...
by Lodi Growers | Apr 8, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
Here are the basic facts of water in vineyards. Water resides in the soil, the atmosphere, and the grapevines. The water in these vineyard elements is interconnected and forms a continuum. In California, after the last spring rain, water moves mostly from the soil to...
by Guest Contributor | Apr 3, 2014 | Videos, Presentations, & Handouts
Agenda Can we breed better drought and salt resistance into grape rootstocks?, Andrew Walker:Presentation slides Irrigation considerations in a dry year, Paul Verdegaal: Presentation slides Measurements of actual vineyard evapotranspiration using surface renewal, Tom...