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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “processing tomatoes”

California Processing Tomato Report, tomatoes, food processing

California Processing Tomato Production Down from 2023

Brian German September 6, 2024Fruits & Vegetables, Industry, Tomatoes

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), California’s contracted processing tomato production is forecast at 11.3 million tons, a 12 percent decrease from last year and two percent below …

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Increased Contracted Production Forecasted for Processing Tomato Industry

Brian German September 5, 2023Fruits & Vegetables, Industry, Tomatoes

California’s processing tomato industry is gearing up for a strong season, with contracted production forecasted to reach 12.9 million tons, averaging 50.8 tons per acre. This projection represents a substantial …

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New Study Highlights Increased Production Costs for Processing Tomatoes

Brian German August 3, 2023Fruits & Vegetables, Industry, Tomatoes

A new study from the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and UC Cooperative Extension highlights production cost increases for processing tomatoes. The Sample Costs to Produce Processing …

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Success with Cover Cropping in Lieu of Heavy Tillage

Brian German June 12, 2023Fruits & Vegetables, Industry, Tomatoes

VP of Environmental Science and Resources at Braga Fresh, Eric Morgan said their cover cropping system in tomatoes is showing promise. The approach has resulted in a sizable decrease in …

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Equipment Sanitation: Keeping Tomato Fields Safe from Pests and Diseases

Brian German September 13, 2022Fruits & Vegetables, Tomatoes

Efforts to mitigate the spread of pests and diseases within tomato production include developing better strategies for equipment sanitation. While harvesters present the biggest risk, other pieces of equipment are …

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Prioritizing Harvester Sanitation to Limit Spread of Pests and Disease

Brian German August 31, 2022Fruits & Vegetables, Tomatoes

Researchers are actively working to develop best management practices for harvester sanitation approaches. Extension Specialist at UC Davis, Dr. Cassandra Swett said they have been working in processing tomatoes and …

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Looking For Genetic Option to Help Address Tomato Pest

Brian German August 23, 2022Fruits & Vegetables, Tomatoes

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 …

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New Mitigation Strategy for Broomrape is Expected for Next Cropping Year

Brian German August 15, 2022Radio Reports, Tomatoes

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 …

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Efforts to Stay Ahead of Branched Broomrape in California

Brian German February 8, 2022Fruits & Vegetables, Tomatoes

While overall infestations still remain relatively low, instances of branched broomrape in California have been on the rise. Industry efforts have also been ramping up in recent years to try …

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Reemergence and Spread of Branched Broomrape Causes Concern

Brian German September 8, 2021Fruits & Vegetables, Industry

Instances of branched broomrape in California have been increasing in recent years, creating significant concern for growers. The weed has been showing up more frequently since 2017 in processing tomato …

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Fusarium Falciforme: Emerging Problem for California Tomatoes

Brian German February 16, 2021Fruits & Vegetables, Industry

A new fusarium issue is creating some significant concern for tomato producers. Dr. Cassandra Swett of UC Davis is referring to the pathogen as fusarium falciforme. Swett is a Cooperative …

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Mechanical Weeding Trials Showing Promising Results in Tomatoes

Brian German August 19, 2020Fruits & Vegetables, Industry

Researchers are continuing their work on a series of mechanical weeding trials in fields of processing tomatoes. The project is being made possible by support from the California Tomato Research …

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California Processing Tomato Report, tomatoes, food processing

California Processing Tomato Report

Dan June 1, 2017Industry News Release, Vegetables

As of May 15, California’s tomato processors reported they have or will have contracts for 11.8 million tons of processing tomatoes for 2017. This production is a 1.7 percent increase …

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Processing Tomato Production-2016

Dan August 26, 2016Commodity Report, Field & Row Crops, Industry News Release

Contracted production for California processing tomatoes is forecast at 12.8 million tons, averaging 49.6 tons per acre. The current forecasted production is 11 percent below the 2015 crop, and 2 …

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