Lodi grape growers concerned as farm bureau projects additional vine removal this year

The California Farm Bureau anticipates another 40,000 acres of vines will be pulled, with many being seen around Lodi. It’s a sight that’s becoming more and more common along country roads in the area.

Massive plots of farmland are either vines with rotting grapes still attached or mounds of pulled-up vines scattered across the landscape.

“It was a devastating year,” Stokes Vineyards owner Bill Stokes said…

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