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,...
by Lodi | Apr 5, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021. BY GABRIELLA GOODE, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Lodi Grape Day originated in 1952 and was created by a Lodi Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Chairman, Calvin Mettler, and UC Davis Extension agent Gordon F. Mitchell to provide the latest...
by Lodi | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2020. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST. The old saying, a picture is worth a thousand words, certainly applies to damaged grapevine foliage. Still, describing foliage damage with words is often necessary for vineyard managers to communicate with crop...
by Lodi | Mar 22, 2021 | Blog
MARCH 22, 2021. BY THE OLD VINE CONFERENCE LIMITED. THE OLD VINE CONFERENCE SERIES: galvanizing a global movement to nurture and value great old vines, and their wines. What’s the issue with old vines? Old vines are a beacon for talent, innovation, and connection....
by Lodi | Mar 22, 2021 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021. BY KAI TAWA, WESTERN WEATHER GROUP. [written on March 11, 2021] Drought is ongoing in the area. Using records from Sacramento and Stockton, we can determine that the Lodi Area is running at about 55% of normal rainfall. Let’s go into some...
