by Lodi | May 12, 2021 | Blog
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021. BY TED RIEGER. Some Lodi winegrape growers are reporting grapevines and vineyard blocks with no vine growth or stunted vine growth this spring that appears to be related to cold injury damage experienced during an unusual cold weather event...
by Lodi | May 10, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. What is happening out in Lodi vineyards today, during the merry, merry month of May? Pretty much the same as in most of California’s vaunted wine regions, since vineyard growth patterns in Lodi mirror all but the most...
by Lodi | May 3, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. My old employer, Julio Gallo used to say, “the best care a vineyard receives is the footsteps of its owner.” In other words, the most important element of vineyard care is vineyard monitoring (Figure 1). As...
by Lodi | Apr 23, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021. BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. FARMING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS When it comes to sustainability, Lodi rules What began in 1992 as a grassroots education program in Lodi later became LODI RULES – the first comprehensive and, arguably, most...
by Lodi | Apr 19, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021. BY KENDRA BAUMGARTNER, PHD, USDA, JOHNATHAN KAPLAN, PHD, CSU SACRAMENTO, & MAX NORTON, PHD, CSU SACRAMENTO. California is the nation’s leading grower and sole exporter of table grapes [California Department of Food and Agriculture, 2017],...
by Lodi | Apr 12, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021. BY XERCES SOCIETY. Many insect pollinators are declining in California, including bees and butterflies. The Western monarch population has declined 99.9% since the 1980s, likely due to multiple factors including habitat loss and degradation,...
