Proper Feeding For Tomatoes By Stephen Reiners|March 11, 2013 Editor’s Note: Reiners is an associate professor in the Department of Horticulture at Cornell University. It is no secret […]Read More
What George Washington Can Teach Today’s Farmers About Recordkeeping By Kevin Burkett, Clemson University|July 4, 2026
New Book Explains How To Manage Tomato Health Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 11, 2013 “Tomato Health Management” should come in handy to anyone involved in the $2 billion a year business that […]
Students Learn Research Principles While Raising Winter Tomato Crop Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 11, 2013 Students at high schools in Rowan County have been immersed in a learning experience that takes them beyond […]
U.S., Mexico Reach Tomato Deal Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 6, 2013 On March 4, the U.S. Department of Commerce and Mexican tomato growers and exporters entered into a new […]
Lipman Sells Procurement Business By Growing Produce Staff|March 4, 2013 Lipman has divested Fresh Horizon, its procurement solutions business. The company was sold internally to former Lipman employee […]
New Study On Controlling Tomato Ripening By Growing Produce Staff|February 12, 2013 A new study by researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) for Plant Research and USDA’s Agricultural Research […]
U.S., Mexico Strike Tentative Deal In Tomato Trade Tiff By Growing Produce Staff|February 4, 2013 After nearly 8 months of posturing following a formal request from U.S. tomato producers to withdraw a 16-year […]
Facing The ‘Tomato Cliff’ If Trade Pact Scraped By Growing Produce Staff|January 29, 2013 A new pricing study finds that American consumers are facing a “tomato cliff” that will result in huge […]
Opinion: Second Place Sucks – Growers Shouldn’t Settle For It By Paul Rusnak|January 25, 2013 Winning isn’t everything, but it sure beats losing. For a long time, Florida growers have enjoyed being at […]
Yellow Shoulder Disorder: An Issue For Tomato Growers In The Midwest By Christina Herrick|January 23, 2013 Yellow shoulder disorder was among the topics during the Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association annual convention on […]
Empire State Produce Expo Highlights By Rosemary Gordon|January 23, 2013 The Empire State Producers Expo, which took place in January in Syracuse, NY, featured an educational program that […]
Lipman Expects Significant Yield Bump With Retractable Roof Greenhouse Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 21, 2013 Lipman has installed a Cravo retractable roof greenhouse at its farm in Naples, FL. According to Gerry Odell, […]
Lipman Gears For Growth In Challenged Tomato Market By Frank Giles|January 18, 2013 While many in the tomato industry are pulling back, Lipman has kicked its growth plans into a higher […]
Tomato Growers Strive To Increase Profits In 2013 By Rosemary Gordon|January 10, 2013 Profitability. That is the main goal of tomato growers in 2013, both for fresh market growers in Florida […]
Grafted Vegetables Could Be Critical New Production Tool By Frank Giles|December 19, 2012 When it came to specialty crop pest control, the terms “foolproof” and “methyl bromide” were nearly synonymous. In […]
Lipman Goes Under Cover With Large-Scale Greenhouse Installation Posted by Paul Rusnak|December 10, 2012 Immokalee, FL-based Lipman, North America’s largest open field tomato grower, recently installed five acres of retractable roof Cravo […]
Crop Protection Tips From The Great Lakes Expo By Lauren María Alexander|December 5, 2012 Perhaps one of the most important take-aways from previous Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market Expo in […]
Pest Of The Month: Anthracnose of Tomato By Gene McAvoy|December 1, 2012 Identification Tomato growers in West Central Florida are reporting a higher than usual incidence of anthracnose this fall. […]
Scientists Work To Develop Global Distribution Map Of Tomato Virus Posted by A. J. Bussan|November 27, 2012 Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) scientist Zhangjun Fei has teamed up with scientists from across the country to generate […]
Reduce Greenhouse Whitefly Destruction On Tomatoes Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 13, 2012 Greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, is one of the most destructive insect pests of greenhouse-grown tomatoes. Greenhouse whiteflies are […]
