Publications:

Processing Tomato Production in CA, #7228 (pdf file)

Mechanized Growing & Harvest of Processing Tomatoes, #2686
(currently out of print)

IPM Tomato Manual, #3274 ($30)

IPM Tomato Pest Management Guidelines (pdf file)

Identification & Management of Complex Tomato Diseases

Scheduling Irrigation: When & How Much, #3396 ($25)

Internet Resources:

UC Vegetable Research & Information Center (VRIC home page)
VRIC Tomato Information

UC IPM (homepage)

UC IPM (tomato section)

UC Ag Economics: Cost of Production Guidelines
or (530) 752-1515

UC Ag & Natural Resources Catalogue

CA Tomato Research Institute
A voluntary assessment by growers to support research for processing tomato crop improvement.

CA Tomato Growers Association
Represents growers in the bargaining, economic, public policy and business leadership arenas.

CA League of Food Processors
Represents and promotes processors in CA.

Processed Tomato Foundation
Partnership of CA tomato growers & processors to address food safety and environmental issues.

Processing Tomato Advisory Board
Established CA fruit quality standards and conducts grading program to assure high fruit quality.

CIMIS - CA Irrigation Management & Info System
CA Dept Water Resources
UC IPM - Weather, day degree modeling and CIMIC

CDFA
CDPR
CA AG Statistics Services
Curly Top Virus Control Program - 559-445-5472

Authentic Specialty Foods, Inc., Rosemead
CA Tomato Products, Colusa
Campbell Soup Company, Sacramento
Colusa County Canning Co., Williams
Con-Agra Grocery Products Co. (Hunt's), Oakdale and Helm
Del Monte Corporation, Hanford
Escalon Premier Brands, Inc., Escalon
H. J. Heinz Company, Stockton
Ingomar Packing Co., Los Banos
Los Gatos Tomato Products, Huron
Morning Star Packing Co., Los Banos, Riverbank, Volta, and Williams
Pacific Coast Producers, Woodland
Patterson Frozen Foods, Patterson
Pictsweet Frozen Foods, Inc., Santa Maria
Rio Bravo Tomato Co. LLC, Buttonwillow San Benito Foods, Hollister
SK Foods, Inc., Lemoore
Stanislaus Food Products Co., Modesto
Toma Tek, Firebaugh
Uni Lever Best Foods, Stockton & Merced

Driers/Dehydrators

Borello Farms, Inc., Morgan Hill
Culinary Farms, West Sacramento
Gilroy Foods, Hanford
John Potter Specialty Foods, Inc., Patterson
Lester Farms, Winters
Mariani Nut Company, Winters
Timber Crest Farms, Healdsburg
Traina Dried Fruit, Patterson
Valley Sundried Products, Inc., Newman