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 […]Read More
What George Washington Can Teach Today’s Farmers About Recordkeeping By Kevin Burkett, Clemson University|July 4, 2026
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 […]
Research Reveals Salmonella Resistance Factors In Tomatoes By Growing Produce Staff|September 22, 2010 It turns out aging does increase the risk of disease, at least in tomatoes. A new University of […]
Tomato Growers Launch Online Database By Growing Produce Staff|September 14, 2010 California Tomato Farmers (CTF) now have additional reassurance for their buyers that the tomatoes they purchase are grown […]
New Tomato Virus By Laura Drotleff|September 9, 2010 Another virus is exactly what U.S. tomato growers don’t need, but according to reports from southern Florida, a […]
Mutant Green Tomatoes By Growing Produce Staff|September 8, 2010 As summer tomatoes dangle from vines in farms across the country, researchers at Wake Forest University are looking […]
Tool For Tomato Growers By Growing Produce Staff|August 26, 2010 New university studies demonstrate that IPM programs with Regalia fungicide from Marrone Bio Innovations provide control of bacterial spot […]
