Insight On Controlling Bacterial Canker In Tomato By Rosemary Gordon|December 8, 2011 “It was such a bad disease year,” said Sally Miller, a plant pathologist at The Ohio State University, […]Read More
What You Need To Know about New Final Rule That Protects Farmworkers Posted by Growing Produce Staff|April 26, 2024
Avoid These Mistakes When Flying Drones Over Your Farm Field By Ksenia Korolkova, Proofminder|April 24, 2024
Marketing Matters: Tomato Wisdom And Other Miscellaneous Musings By Richard VanVranken|November 28, 2011 Half way through one of my radio commentaries, the host told me he’d love to hear about some […]
Lipman Looks To Make Impact In Pacific Northwest By Growing Produce Staff|November 10, 2011 Immokalee, FL-based Lipman, formerly Six L’s Packing Co., has acquired Coastal Brokers of Portland, OR. “At Lipman, we […]
Lipman Lends Hand In Public Outreach By Growing Produce Staff|November 4, 2011 Immokalee, FL-based Lipman Family Cos. recently announced its partnership with the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples. The company […]
Healthy Tomato Tips By Jim DeValerio | Gary Vallad|October 13, 2011 Always in demand, tomatoes can be profitable crops for Florida’s farmers. However, tomatoes are susceptible to a number […]
Seeking Top Tomatoes Posted by A. J. Bussan|September 13, 2011 The “perfect tomato” encompasses many traits: abundant flavor, superior nutritional value, prolonged shelflife, increased disease resistance, and uniform […]
Florida Tomato Growers Meet To Tackle Big Issues By Growing Produce Staff|September 12, 2011 Last week, Florida’s tomato industry gathered in Naples for the 36th Joint Tomato Conference. Nearly 400 people were […]
Controlling Tomato Leaf Diseases By Growing Produce Staff|July 27, 2011 Many tomato growers are having leaf diseases this year such as septoria leaf spot and early blight, producing […]
New Biocontrol For Tomatoes Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 11, 2011 Whiteflies can be biologically controlled in Florida greenhouse tomatoes, according to a new University of Florida study. Lance […]
Pacific Collier Fresh Shuts Down By Growing Produce Staff|June 20, 2011 Pacific Collier Fresh-Collier Pacific Farms, a joint venture with Pacific Farms, recently shuttered its Immokalee area growing operations. […]
Six L’s Founder Passes Away At 88 By Growing Produce Staff|May 20, 2011 Immokalee, FL-based Six L’s, the largest field tomato grower in North America, has lost one of its leaders. […]
Tomato Growers, Fieldworkers Work Together For Progress By Growing Produce Staff|November 23, 2010 In October, one of the country’s largest tomato growers announced that it had reached an agreement with the […]
Pest Of The Month: Groundnut Ringspot Virus By Gene McAvoy|November 23, 2010 Identification Early symptoms of GRSV infection are difficult to diagnose. In young infected plants, the characteristic symptoms consist […]
Tomato Growers, Farmworkers Hammer Out Big Deal By Growing Produce Staff|November 16, 2010 The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange (FTGE) have reached an agreement that […]
Increase Tomato Profits By Rosemary Gordon|November 4, 2010 Variety choice plays a big role in the success of a tomato greenhouse business. The question that needs […]
New Disease, New Challenge with Groundnut Ringspot Virus By Laura Drotleff|October 28, 2010 Another virus is exactly what U.S. tomato growers don’t need, but according to reports from southern Florida, a […]
Tomato Vendor Crackdown By Growing Produce Staff|October 28, 2010 Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced that two tomato vendors at a private Immokalee […]
Tomato Grower Survey Tells Story Of Concern Posted by Christina Herrick|October 27, 2010 Between last year’s freeze, poor market, labor issues, and over-the-top regulations, tomato growers in Florida are considerably concerned […]
Tomato Growers, Farmworkers Sign Social Responsibility Pact By Growing Produce Staff|October 14, 2010 Pacific Tomato Growers, one of the country’s oldest and largest tomato producers, and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers […]
Pest Of The Month: Southern Blight Posted by Christina Herrick|September 28, 2010 Identification Southern blight is caused by a soil-borne fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii. Typical symptoms include a whitish fungal growth […]
