UC Davis Weed Day 2025

• June 24th, 8:30am - 4:15pm
• Location: UC Davis Conference Center
• Find out about the latest University of California weed science research. Includes a morning field tour of the UC Davis weed science research plots and afternoon indoor presentations. CA DPR CEUs have been applied for.

VINE Connect Field Day, organized by UCANR

• June 26th, 8:30am - 11:30am
• Location: West Side Research & Extension Center
• Coffee and breakfast provided, make sure to RSVP
• See cutting edge pest detection, irrigation, equipment automation, and pollination technologies in the field from the following companies: Spornado, HotSpot Ag, Edete US Corp, CropVue, Verdi, and Bonsai Robotics.

Our 2025 project list highlights priorities like: expanding the broomrape control pipeline, testing Matrix chemigation for bindweed suppression, advancing disease- and stress-resistant genetics, and new pest control strategies to help the California Industry stay ahead of rising pest and regulatory pressures.

In 2024, CTRI delivered:



• 80% emergence reduction confirmed (with no yield drag) for the broomrape Matrix chemigation strategy.
• Side-by-side automated transplanter evaluations, validating performance and productivity gains.
• qPCR diagnostics that cut fungal pathogen turnaround from months to weeks.
• $1.7 million in outside grant funding secured for grower-priority research.
• UC and UCANR hiring commitments for 2025: a new TGRC Director, statewide Vegetable Extension Specialist, and a Colusa-based Advisor – strengthening the research infrastructure our industry depends on.

We build durable coalitions around the questions whose answers drive the long term success of the California processing tomato industry. Founded in 1968, the CTRI is a non-profit organization of processing tomato growers.