by Lodi | Mar 27, 2023 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2023. BY CORINNE BUTLER, CAL POLY SLO. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN A REGENERATIVE AG RESEARCH PROJECT WITH CAL POLY SLO? Cal Poly SLO is working with UC Davis on a project funded by FFAR (Foundation for Food and Agriculture) and CDFA...
by Lodi | Mar 20, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Featured Image: Olive trees and old vines thriving in the quintessential Mediterranean climate and deep, rich sandy loam soils—conducive to healthy root systems contributing to plant health and longevity—of Lodi’s...
by Lodi | Mar 13, 2023 | Blog, Vineyards
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023. BY BRAD WILMOT, WESTERN WEATHER GROUP. A serious case of weather whiplash has hit California this winter, where a few extremely dry years have been followed by a seemingly endless parade of storms. Winter started fairly early in 2022, with the...
by Lodi | Mar 6, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2023. BY XERCES SOCIETY. Many insect pollinators are declining in California, including bees and butterflies. The Western monarch population has declined more than 95% since the 1980s, likely due to multiple factors including habitat loss and...
by Lodi | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023. BY NUFFIELD INTERNATIONAL USA. Dover, Delaware – The Nuffield International Farming Scholars USA board of directors is excited to announce that 5 U.S. producers and agri-professionals were selected to be part of the program’s 2023 cohort....
by Lodi | Feb 20, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2023. BY UC DAVIS V&E. Please join the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology Extension Team, as they will be On the Road in Lodi on Thursday, March 9, 2023. “On The Road” programs organized by Dr. Karen Block are...
by Lodi | Feb 13, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023. BY STUART SPENCER, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. The 2022 Preliminary Grape Crush Report was published on Friday, February 10, 2023. 3.35 million tons of winegrapes were crushed in 2022, down nearly 7 percent compared to 2021 when 3.6 million...
by Lodi | Feb 6, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2023. BY RANDY CAPAROSO. Long-overlooked old vines finally get their due In France plantings of old vines are called vielles vignes (pronounced “VEE-le VEE-nye”). In Germany, alte reben (“AL-teh RAY-ben”). In Spain, vina...
by Lodi | Jan 30, 2023 | Blog
MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2023. BY STAN GRANT, VITICULTURIST.A vineyard floor is an interface between the atmosphere above and the soil below, which affects both. Vineyard floor effects gradually change over the course of a growing season in concert with changes in the...
by Lodi | Jan 23, 2023 | Blog
JANUARY 23, 2023. BY STEPHANIE BOLTON, PhD, LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION. Please join the Lodi Winegrape Commission on Tuesday, February 7th for the 71st Annual Lodi Grape Day celebration! Lodi Grape Day is hosted by University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE)...
