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This year’s Lodi Grape Day was held on Tuesday, February 2nd, and the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) and The Lodi Chamber of Commerce’s Agribusiness Committee hosted this event for the first time virtually.
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The day was wonderful with a packed agenda and a fantastic lineup of speakers. The agenda included a nice mix of viticulture and enology topics, as follows:
MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021. BY LISA MELINE, VITICULTURE STUDENT AND LWC VOLUNTEER.
The first WINTER WEDNESDAY PRUNING SEMINAR brought to you by the Lodi Winegrape Commission (LWC) was held on the afternoon of December 16th at Ring Ranch in Acampo, California.
Hosts Kyle Brown, LangeTwins Vineyard Manager and LWC REC Committee Member, and Craig W. Edwards, Owner of Acampo Machine Works/CFM Worldwide, showcased a Spagnolo pre-pruner. This Spagnolo machine has three major components: a power pack, a carrier frame, and a head. The blades on the head are adjustable and allow for pruning on all four sides of the cordon, whereas other box pruning equipment does not prune below the cordon.