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To: the longhorn who wrote (171629)	4/17/2022 12:03:40 PM
From: Turtles_win	1 Recommendation Recommended By the longhorn Respond to of 220476

Tossing in something a little spicy , related. My Dad grew up on a farm in Kansas during the great depression and the drought. His Dad died trying to get a crop in and they lost the farm. Current times are much more gentle. It is good to be aware of what bad stuff can happen when trying to do agri stuff and of what a great accomplishment it is to succeed in that brutal arena.

To: the longhorn who wrote (171629)	4/17/2022 5:03:26 PM
From: Drygulch Dan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 220476

Our valley is always either too wet or on the verge of really dry...Tumble weed type dry. It's tough to grow grapes here but not as tough as the backyard vineyard I planted in Nevada back in 2009. There, the weather was really tough. From excessively dry cold in the winter to really hot summers and low humidity year round. So grapes in Nevada was a huge struggle and part of the reason we HAD to move back to California. Lodi has been growing grapes since the early settlers arrived in the mid 1800s. The area is known for its old vine Zinfandel, but all other grape varieties grow well here too. The reason is the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta that feeds San Francisco Bay with fresh water helps to create the daily inland airflow that cools the grapes in the evening. The plants love this moderating influence. In the Lodi Appelation there is about 100,000 acres planted to many different varieties mainly large estate farms in this area. The ocean off shore is about 53F water temperature year round so the summer fog that San Francisco is known for becomes the cooling air that flows eastward into the central valley through the Delta cooling the plants down at night, not as much as over in Napa County which is the next valley to the west north west but similar. Crop depends on climate and this area has climate in spades. and unfortunately the little bugs with their viruses have settled in here too. Enough about grapes, the market appears to be in a slow crash. sorta like a money drought. prices are going down. Hard to guess where the bottom will be, perhaps post November election ?