Weed Research and Information Center

California’s processing tomato industry, for the first time this past harvest season, agreed to voluntary equipment cleaning and notification guidelines to prevent the spread of branched broomrape, a parasitic weed that attaches to roots and sucks out key nutrients. 

Some of my weed science extension colleagues in the midwest have a podcast called War Against Weeds  supported with funding from the North Central IPM Center.  I was interviewed on the podcast a few years ago about herbicide resistant weeds in orchards.  Earlier this week, they invited me back as the first interviewee of their 11th season where we talked about branched broomrape in California processing tomato.