As of May 22, California’s tomato processors reported they have or will have contracts for 14.0 million tons of processing tomatoes for 2014. This production is a 17.6 percent increase…
Keeping TSWV Management Keen
Tomato growers will always remember the 2005-06 tomato spotted wilt virus outbreak and the losses they encountered. University of California, Davis professor of plant pathology Robert Gilbertson says their integrated…
Thrips Management Advisory for Central Valley
An alert went out last week advising growers to spray their crops to control thrips and the spread of the tomato spotted wilt virus. University of California Cooperative Extension researchers…
Vegetable Crop Research Update Coming Up May 27th
…Professor of Plant Pathology at UC Davis, will talk about virus, biology and management, including how they have applied the pest management model to fight against thrips in tomato crops….
Beet Curley Top Virus Update
…BLH and were adjacent to tomato fields. Sweeps to confirm the presence of BLH and treating the field if BLH are present, prior to disking, is a good idea. Disking…
Crop Progress Around the State
…harvesting. Processing tomato beds received fumigation in preparation for spring transplant. Spring lettuce received insecticide applications. Sweet potato hot beds were planted in Merced County. Parsley, onion, spinach, and broccoli…
CDFA Drought Meeting Next Week
…discussions. The first includes representatives from the Merced County Farm Bureau, the California Cattlemen’s Association, the Almond Board of California, and possibly the California Tomato Growers Association. The second panel…
Weekly Crop Progress for 12-26-13
…were planted and irrigated. Tomato beds were established. Broccoli was sprayed and harvested in Stanislaus County. Fields were cleared in San Mateo County. Some areas were still harvesting Brussels sprouts….
Ag Labor Settlement
…The General Counsel for the ALRB, the United Farm Workers of America, and Ace Tomato Company reached a $1.05 million dollar global settlement to resolve more than a dozen cases…
Curly Top, Powdery Mildew Seen in Tomatoes
It’s time for the tomato harvest in some parts of the state, but a couple of problems are popping up. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio…
Grower Experience with No-Till Methods
…report. Cotton growers learn more about no-till and cover crop methods at a field day last week. Tomato grower Jonathan Guido gave a presentation along with cotton grower Danny Ramos….
No-Till Cotton Production
…years of no-till management for our tomato-cotton rotation the soil carbon numbers have increased,” he said. “And that’s something that we think is a first finding for this kind of…
Year-Round Integrated Pest Management
…list of what you should be doing to protect your crops throughout the season. There are 25 year round IPM programs… from Alfalfa, Almonds, Citrus, Cotton, Lettuce, Peaches, Tomato just…
Biggest Tomato Crop in CA History?
This year’s processing tomato crop in California could be one of the biggest in history. If the government projections hold true, California tomato growers should produce 13-million tons for processing…