Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers managing the broomrape threat, an offer to pay Delta farmers for flooding parts…
Week in Review: Water Projects Streamlined & Legislative Effort to Address Tomato Pest
…action to help address the threat that broomrape represents in California. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has opened grant applications for commercial dairies and livestock operations to implement…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 07-14-23
…being taken against broomrape, the proposed pesticide notification program, and new investments in climate-smart agriculture practices. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen…
AB 402 Seeks Decisive Action Against Broomrape Threat
…the prior year. Things look positive for that to move forward,” Bagley noted. AB 402 seeks to address the issue that broomrape presents by establishing the Broomrape Program Board. This…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 07-07-23
…12, problems with the current disaster program structure,and some of the grower ‘wins’ when dealing with broomrape. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
Equipment Sanitation: Keeping Tomato Fields Safe from Pests and Diseases
…that’s fungal pathogens, and that’s broomrape seeds, and other things,” Swett explained. Coordinated efforts with the California Tomato Research Institute are helping to further research related to equipment sanitation. The…
Prioritizing Harvester Sanitation to Limit Spread of Pests and Disease
…found that harvesters present the biggest risk for spreading pests and disease. Motivated by the threat that branched broomrape presents to the industry, Swett noted that they have been working…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 08-30-22
…incentives being a focal point in Farm Bill listening sessions, and working with industry members to mitigate Broomrape in tomatoes. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews,…
Looking For Genetic Option to Help Address Tomato Pest
Researchers and industry stakeholders are collaborating on developing answers to a problematic tomato pest. Managing Director of the California Tomato Research Institute, Zach Bagley said that branched broomrape poses a…
Week in Review: New Water Strategy & A Good Year for Cotton So Far
…growers are making the best of it. Tomato growers dealing with branched broomrape are likely to have another mitigation strategy available to them for the next cropping season. Table grape…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 08-15-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers a new mitigation strategy for broomrape that is expected for next cropping year,…
New Mitigation Strategy for Broomrape is Expected for Next Cropping Year
Tomato growers dealing with branched broomrape are likely to have another mitigation strategy available to them for the next cropping season. The weed has been appearing more frequently over the…
Tomato Pest and Disease Field Day Coming Up August 17
…on diseases and we’re incorporating in broomrape for this year because it’s such a big problem,” Sweet noted. “A big emphasis of the field day will be on the work…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 08-02-22
…diesel truck regulation compliance and the prospects of using drones for broomrape detection in tomato fields. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen…