CA Tomato Research Institute

We build durable coalitions around the questions whose answers will drive the long term success of the California processing tomato industry.

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

Check out the video version of the story here: https://t.co/cVVYHpXj5o

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

Incredible collaborative efforts between academia and industry, and across several disciplines. There is still much work to do. We are here for it.

[Helene Dillard @UCDavisCAESDean]

From the sky, in laboratories & underground, researchers from across #UCDavis are working to detect, manage & fight a parasitic weed threatening the state’s $1.5 billion processing tomato industry.
We tell the story in words and videos. https://t.co/VQgI9DKpSw

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

Our 2024 RFP just dropped! Join the CA processing tomato community in solving our most critical production challenges. Proposals are due October 30th. Our Annual Research Meeting (open to the public) will be held in Davis on Nov 30th. More details here: https://t.co/CLBddqOubi

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

@TomatoWellness @CDFAnews @cabountiful @cagrownofficial @CAGrownFruit @DelMonte @RedGoldTomatoes @CalTomatoGrwers @CampbellSoupCo @HuntsChef Pump up the jams.

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

Honored to talk processing tomato challenges and opportunities with this group. Thanks to @WesternGrowers and @wharf42HQ for providing the space for these conversations. Looking forward to day 2!

[Western Growers CIT @wg_cit]

The first day of the 2023 Biological Summit just wrapped up with an expert grower panel. Thank you to everyone that has helped this inaugural event be such a success! @WesternGrowers @wharf42HQ @agsecross

[Michael "Tomato" Dzakovich @MichaelTom8o]

Absolutely stoked to introduce a #preprint of a multidisciplinary effort that establishes a potential mechanistic framework of how #tomato consumption influences our #health! Take a couple minutes to find out why this is so exciting 🧵1/11
https://t.co/K6PrlzkKfx

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

Great work by River Vista Farms. And what are the benefits of cover crops? We have a project for that with the Gaudin Lab at UC Davis in 2023! @amelie_gaudin

[TOᗰᗩTO ᗯEᒪᒪᑎESS @TomatoWellness]

Important first step to #TomatoSeason: chopping the cover crops! This footage comes to us from our buddies at @rivervistafarms @californiaagchat
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Chopping 3 way cover crop in front of tomato planting 2023. Incorporating the biomass into the beds to add organic matter and water permeability into the soil. As you can see, the hollow stems break up nicely with a regular flail mower. This should have been chopped about 2’ ago, but rain didn’t allow us in, so we are chopping it at 3’ high. #covercrop #californiaagriculture #thankafarmer

[TOᗰᗩTO ᗯEᒪᒪᑎESS @TomatoWellness]

Today is National Tomato Day and also happens to be the first day of the #TomatoTransplant at M3 Ranch. Watch the video to learn about this important step towards this year’s #TomatoSeason! #ThankAFarmer #AgTwitter

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

UCANR is hiring a Director for its Statewide Sustainable Ag. Research & Education Program (SAREP). This position will work alongside other UCANR programs in connecting the dots between research findings and practical application. Apply here: https://t.co/pd7SRfaQcT.

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

Our 2023 RFP has been released! Join the CA processing tomato community in solving our most critical production challenges. Proposals are due November 3rd. Funding Decisions will be made on December 1st. More details here: https://t.co/AnOGuM182w

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

@UnderGardener1 We will compete.

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

Important position for California processing tomatoes, a ~235,000 acre crop with a growing list of interesting virus/vector challenges to tackle. Come to UC Davis and work with us.

[Neil McRoberts @UnderGardener1]

We - Plant Pathology Dep. UC Davis - are recruiting an Assistant Professor to work on plant virology. Details here: https://t.co/ItqdNiLimM

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

Interested in making a real impact with growers as an extension agent with the UC system? Expertise in veg crop production? Excited to live and work in the Sacramento Valley? The CTRI and Sac Valley Growers are ready to work with you! Apply by July 25th. https://t.co/NrtHgEpMhp

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

@ucanr @CalTomatoGrwers @TomatoWellness @UCIPM @TomatonewsNews

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

Interested in making a real impact with growers as an extension agent with the UC system? Expertise in veg crop production? Excited to live and work in the Sacramento Valley? The CTRI and Sac Valley Growers are ready to work with you! Apply by July 25th. https://t.co/NrtHgEpMhp

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

A grand challenge indeed. We are lucky to have such great research partners!

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

Our 2022 RFP has been released! Join the CA processing tomato community in solving our most critical production challenges. Proposals are due November 2nd. Decisions will be made on December 2nd. More details here: https://t.co/Gb7tBm7WDm

[Zheng Wang_UCCE @StanVEG_Up]

Symptoms of beet curly top virus start to emerge in tomato fields in Stanislaus Co. from Westley down to Newman with incidence between 5 and 25%. Working with @TomatoResearch and CDFA, we tend to understand dynamics of leafhopper and virus infection across fields and varieties.

[CA Tomato Research Institute @TomatoResearch]

TSWV and thrips development info updated today. Check your regional area for projections and recommendations.

[Neil McRoberts @UnderGardener1]

We just updated information on TSWV and thrips development for CA Central Valley processing tomato. Search "thrips" here: https://t.co/P2J1imaZIf to see local updates. Projections are here: https://t.co/FmCMFhQL28 (not mobile friendly!)

[Cannon Michael @agleader]

California is gripped by severe #drought just four years after emerging from the last one, forcing farmers to pay four times the normal prices for water and let almond trees die as the federal government cuts water allocations https://t.co/PPTJ4JO7nK via @WSJ #cawater