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Presentation Slides from Extension Meetings

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2023 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting

February 8, 2023 - Stockton

Presentation files

• Central Valley trial results on management of curly top and tomato spotted wilt - Tom Turini
• New developments in curly top and spotted wilt of processing tomato - Tomas Melgarejo Gutierrez
• CDFA Beet Curly Top Control Program updates - Lauren Murphy
• Water and fertilizer management using AI to interpret field data - Michael Dowgert
• Statewide tomato disease patterns with update on resistance-breaking Fusarium pathogens - Cassandra Swett
• Evaluation of variety tolerance and chemical control of F. falciforme vine decline - Brenna Aegerter
• BMPs for equipment sanitation to reduce field-to-field spread of broomrape and other soil-borne pests - Cassandra Swett
• Broomrape biology and management: a progress report - Matthew Fatino
• Evaluation of automated cultivators and herbicides to contol in-row weeds in processing tomatoes - Scott Stoddard

2022 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting

February 3, 2022 - online meeting

Presentation files

• Management of Tomato spotted wilt virus - Tom Turini
• Broomrape update - Zach Bagley
• Beet leafhopper and curly top in Stanislaus County - Zheng Wang
• Management of Fusarium diseases - Cassandra Swett
• Resistance breaking nemtodes and Fusarium interactions - Amanda Hodson
• In-row cultivators - Amber Vinchesi-Vahl
• 2021 Tomato Season Review - Scott Picanso

2021 California Processing Tomato Production Meeting

January 22, 2021 - online meeting

Presentation files

• Automated cultivators to control within-row weeds - Amber Vinchesi-Vahl and Scott Stoddard
• Plant resistance-breaking Tomato spotted wilt virus - Tom Turini
• Management of Fusarium wilt and Fusarium falciforme - Cassandra Swett
• Fungicides and fumigation evaluation for Fusarium diseases of tomato - Brenna Aegerter
• Root knot nematode management - Jaspreet Sidhu
• CTRI and Broomrape efforts - Zach Bagley
• Soil management systems evaluation - Jeff Mitchell
• N management guidelines for tomato growers to incorporate compost with fertilizer N - Xia Zhu-Barker
• Three years of compost applications in Merced County - Scott Stoddard
• Compost application and nitrogen management - Zheng Wang

2020 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting

January 29, 2020 Modesto, CA

• Recent changes in Tomato spotted wilt virus: management and research - Tom Turini, UCCE Fresno County
• Integrating biologicals for a holistic soil health management - Anthony Fulford, UCCE Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Merced counties
• Fusarium diseases of tomato: updates on field diagnosis and management - Cassandra Swett, UC Davis Plant Pathology Dept.
• Efficacy of drip-applied fungicides and fumigants against Fusarium diseases - Brenna Aegerter, UCCE San Joaquin County
• Developing Best Management Practices for compost applications to tomato - Brenna Aegerter and Xia Zhu-Barker
• Project updates on tomato root-knot nematode and southern blight in Kern County - Jaspreet Sidhu, UCCE Kern County
• Availability of nitrogen in processing tomato residue - Daniel Geisseler, UC Davis Dept of Land, Air & Water Resources
• Evaluation of yield performance of grafted processing tomato - Zheng Wang, UCCE Stanislaus County

2019 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting

January 31, 2019 Modesto, CA

• Broomrape resurgence - a weed of industry concern - Gene Miayo, UCCE Yolo, Solano & Sacramento counties
• Evaluation of grafted plants for processing tomato production - Brenna Aegerter, UCCE San Joaquin County
• Tomato spotted wilt virus in the Central San Joaquin Valley - Tom Turini, UCCE Fresno County
• Management of Fusarium diseases of tomato - Cassandra Swett, Plant Pathology Dept., UC Davis
• New vegetable crops farm advisor in the northern San Joaquin Valley - Zheng Wang, UCCE Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Merced counties
• Decision support tools for processing tomato irrigation and fertilization - Daniel Geisseler, Dept of Land, Air & Water Resources, UC Davis

Fresh Market Tomato Production Meeting
February 28, 2018 Santa Nella, CA

• Evaluation of grafted plants for fresh market tomato production in California - Brenna Aegerter
• Deficit irrigation trials in fresh market tomatoes - Scott Stoddard
• Mechanization adoption survey - Laura Tourte
• Update on fungal disease management in tomato - Brenna Aegerter
• Resistance breaking strains of Tomato spotted wilt virus and chemical control of thrips vector - Tom Turini
• Chemical control of lepidopteran worm pests of tomato - Scott Stoddard

2018 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting
January 24, 2018  Modesto, CA

• Stink bug management and insecticide efficacy- Tom Turini, UCCE Fresno County
• Influence of grafting on yield of canning tomatoes: 2017 progress report - Gene Miyao, UCCE Yolo, Solano & Sacramento counties
• Fusarium wilt management in tomatoes - Cassandra Swett, UC Davis Dept. of Plant Pathology
• The resistance-breaking strain of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in the Central Valley of California - Bob Gilbertson, UC Davis Dept. of Plant Pathology
• Site-specific nitrogen management in processing tomatoes - Daniel Geisseler, UC Davis Dept. of Land, Air & Water Resources
• Management of southern blight in tomatoes - Alex Putman, UC Riverside Dept. of Plant Pathology
• Assessment of quality in processing tomatoes - David Slaughter, UC Davis Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
• Fungicide drenches for management of Fusarium wilt Race 3 - Scott Stoddard, UCCE Merced & Madera counties

2017 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting
January 25, 2017  Modesto, CA

• Economics of California farm labor - Dan Sumner
• Influence of grafting on yield of canning tomato - Gene Miyao
• Research to support irrigation and nutrient management decisions - Daniel Geisseler
• Soil health and processing tomato production - Tim Hartz
• Stink bug management update - Tom Turini
• Resistance breaking strain of Tomato spotted wilt virus in CA - Maria Rojas
• Reflective mulches to manage curly top virus - Joe Nunez
• Evaluation of varieties with resistance to Fusarium wilt race 3 - Brenna Aegerter

Tracy CE Meeting sponsored by CAPCA ED
March 16, 2016

Soil biology and soilborne disease - Aegerter

2016 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting
January 27, 2016  Modesto, CA

• Tomato powdery mildew - Brenna Aegerter
• Managing stink bugs with insecticides - Tom Turini
• Composted poultry manure and potassium supplements - Gene Miyao
• Nitrogen planning in tomato production - Tim Hartz
• Pre-plant herbicide carryover study in buried drip field - Kurt Hembree
• Breeding for "new" generation of CA diseases - Rich Ozminkowski
• Twenty-five years with CTRI - Chuck Rivara
• Label updates from manufacturers

2015 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting
January 29, 2015  Modesto, CA

• Weed management update - Scott Stoddard
• Evaluation of composted poultry manure and potassium - Gene Miyao
• Evaluation of nematicides for root knot nematode control in tomatoes - Joe Nunez
• Stink bug management update - Tom Turini
• Update on Fusarium diseases of tomato - Mike Davis
• Salinity management for processing tomatoes - Brenna Aegerter
• Evaluating sensor-based irrigation and fertigation scheduling in SDI tomatoes - Mark Lundy
• Surveying the need for an electronic decision support tool for irrigation and nutrient management - Brenna Aegerter
• After fifteen years of cover cropping and reduced tillage, how have soil properties changed? - Jeff Mitchell

2014 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting
January 28, 2014  Modesto, CA

• Summary of field bindweed management trials - Scott Stoddard
• Variety Evaluation Update - Brenna Aegerter
• Evaluation of composted manures and chemigation on tomato plant health - Gene Miyao
• Changes in soil salinity over three years in drip irrigated tomatoes - Tom Turini
• The 2013 outbreak of Beet curly top virus - Bob Gilbertson
• Potential herbicide carryover in buried drip fields - Kurt Hembree & Tom Turini
• Maintaining your micro-irrigation system - Larry Schwankl
• Brown marmorated stink bug biology and impact on agriculture - Richard Hoenisch

2013 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting
January 30, 2013  Modesto, CA

• Buried Drip Irrigation, Plant Pathogens, and Tomato Root Health - Mike Davis
• Evaluation of Nematicides for Root Knot Nematode Control in Tomatoes - Joe Nunez
• Thrips Management Update - Tom Turini
• Weed Control Update - Tom Lanini
• Powdery Mildew Control - Brenna Aegerter
• Seed Production Issues for Processing Tomatoes, Now and in the Future - Steve Schroeder
• Nitrogen Management in Tomato Production - Tim Hartz

Produce Food Safety for Small-scale Farms
May 3, 2012

• Produce food safety resource list
• Food Safety Manual template
• Food safety presentation
• 3rd party auditors

Drip Irrigation of Tomatoes
March 9, 2012, Stockton, CA

• Drip irrigation scheduling, a water budget approach - Brenna Aegerter
• Monitoring soil moisture in tomatoes - Terry Prichard
• Deficit irrigation for soluble solids managment - Tim Hartz
• Managing fertility in drip-irrigated processing tomatoes - Tim Hartz
• Drip tape application rate and drip system maintenance - Larry Schwankl

2012 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting
February 2, 2012, Modesto, CA

• 2011 UCCE Statewide Variety Evaluation Trials - Scott Stoddard
• Tomato Powdery Mildew Control - Brenna Aegerter
• Disease Management Update: Fungicidal Control of Blackmold and Drip Chemigation Studies - Gene Miyao
• Tomato Harvesters, Present and Future Challenges - Dave Meester
• Weed Control Update Including Bindweed - Tom Lanini
• Making the CT Paradigm Work in Processing Tomatoes - Jeff Mitchell
• Agricultural Market Outlook for California in a Global Context - Steve Blank

2011 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting
January 26, 2011, Modesto, CA

• Field Bindweed Management in Processing Tomatoes - Tom Lanini
• Disease Update Including Fusarium Diseases of Tomato - Mike Davis
• Tomato Powdery Mildew Control - Brenna Aegerter
• Tomato Transplant Studies: Root Orientation, Plant Age, Plug Size & Doubles - Gene Miyao
• Drip-irrigated Processing Tomatoes on 80-inch Beds - Scott Stoddard
• Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus: Thrips Control and Processing Tomato Variety Comparisons - Tom Turini
• Extended Field Storage in Processing Tomatoes - Michelle Le Strange & Diane Barrett

Fresh Market Tomato and Pepper Meeting
March 2, 2010, Stockton, CA

• Disease Update Fresh Market Tomatoes and Peppers - Brenna Aegerter
• Soil Fertility Management for Fresh Market Tomato and Pepper Production - Tim Hartz
• Research on Managing Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus - Michelle Le Strange and Tom Turini
• Pre-emergence Herbicides for Field-grown Peppers - Michelle Le Strange
• Evaluation of Insect Repellents and Barriers to Control CMV of Bell Peppers - Joe Nunez
• Making Conservation Tillage Work in Fresh Market Tomatoes - Jeff Mitchell
• Research Update Worm Control, Herbicides and TSWV resistant varieties - Scott Stoddard

Drip Irrigation of Tomatoes
February 10, 2009 - Stockton, CA

• Drip Irrigation Scheduling - Tim Hartz
• Managing Fertility in Drip-irrigated Processing Tomatoes - Tim Hartz

2009 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting
January 29, 2009, Modesto, CA

• Powdery Mildew Control - Brenna Aegerter
• Evaluation of Reduced Fall-timed Tillage - Gene Miyao
• Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus and Thrips Management - Tom Turini
• Crops and Weeds as Sources of Inoculum for Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus - Michelle Le Strange
• Update on Weed Control in Tomatoes - Tom Lanini
• Developing practical fertility monitoring tools for tomatoes - Tim Hartz
• Irrigating Processsing Tomatoes Under Limited Water Supply Conditions - Blaine Hanson

2008 Northern San Joaquin Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting
January 31, 2008, Modesto, CA

• Powdery Mildew Update - Brenna Aegerter
• Evaluation of Reduced Fall-timed Tillage - Gene Miyao
• Fusarium & Verticillium Wilt Control - Mike Davis
• Tomato Resistance Against Root-knot Nematodes - Antoon Ploeg
• Spotted Wilt & Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Viruses - Bob Gilbertson
• Irrigation & Salinity Management Considerations Under Drip Irrigation - Blaine Hanson
• Fertility Management with Drip Irrigation - Tim Hartz