In The Greenhouse: Tomato Updates By Rick Snyder|August 6, 2010 Let’s cover a few relevant greenhouse tomato topics this month. These topics are based mostly on recent calls, […]Read More
What George Washington Can Teach Today’s Farmers About Recordkeeping By Kevin Burkett, Clemson University|July 4, 2026
Tips to Ease Transplant Shock By David Eddy|July 8, 2010 Growers of a wide variety of vegetable crops are increasingly moving away from direct seeding to using transplants […]
Hearne Produce Grows By Meeting Demand By Paul Rusnak|July 1, 2010 Building on a good thing and making it better is not as easy as it sounds. One wrong […]
Oversupplied Florida Tomato Growers To Get Some Relief By Growing Produce Staff|June 7, 2010 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA’s intention to purchase up to $6 million of fresh tomatoes for federal […]
Tomato Vendors Cited For Violating Food Safety Rules Posted by Christina Herrick|May 18, 2010 Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced that six tomato vendors at a private Immokalee […]
State House Helps Along Tomato Food Safety Bill By Growing Produce Staff|April 16, 2010 The Florida House of Representatives voted on and unanimously (114-0) passed the proposed Tomato Food Safety bill. This action […]
Gene Identified That Can Boost Tomato Yields By Growing Produce Staff|March 30, 2010 A Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientist in New York and his colleagues at the Hebrew University in […]
Florida Senate Passes Tomato Safety Bill By Growing Produce Staff|March 24, 2010 The state Senate has passed a bill designed to ensure the safety of Florida-grown tomatoes following a false […]
Tomato Supply Squeezed By Growing Produce Staff|March 3, 2010 The record-breaking cold spell that affected Florida for almost two weeks straight in January hit many growers hard, […]
Tomato Growers Offer Social Accountability Program By Growing Produce Staff|February 16, 2010 As a result of customer negotiations, members of the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange are offering a new social […]
United Fresh Releases Updated Industry Metrics For Tomato Food Safety By Growing Produce Staff|December 23, 2009 With an increased spotlight on food safety issues, buyers and suppliers of fresh and fresh-cut tomatoes now have […]
East Coast Growers First To Hike Pay For Florida Tomato Workers By Growing Produce Staff|September 23, 2009 East Coast Growers and Packers, one of Florida’s largest tomato growers, confirmed that it has agreed to work […]
Luawanna Hallstrom Talks about Labor and the Ag Industry Posted by Christina Herrick|August 11, 2009 Editor’s Note: We asked Luawanna Hallstrom, chief operating officer of vine ripe tomato producer Harry Singh & Sons […]
In The Greenhouse: Tomato Growers are Branching Out By Rick Snyder|August 3, 2009 It was the great philosopher Yogi Berra who said “When you come to a fork in the road … […]
Pepino Mosaic Viurs Resistant Tomato Research By David Eddy|August 3, 2009 Like many greenhouse tomato growers, Michael Bledsoe has long battled Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV). Bledsoe is the vice […]
Tomato Grower Takes On Labor, Immigration By Rosemary Gordon|August 1, 2009 “What you learn from growing up in a farm family is to roll up your sleeves and do […]
Pest Of The Month: Tomato Chlorosis Virus By Gene McAvoy|August 1, 2009 Identification Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) is a relatively new disease in Florida that is being seen with increasing […]
New Tomato Hybrids On The Way By 2010 By Growing Produce Staff|July 21, 2009 In 2010, growers will have access to new tomato varieties that resist some of the most threatening tomato […]
Scientists Create Drought-Resistant Tomato By Growing Produce Staff|June 24, 2009 More than providing fresh produce for astronauts on extended missions to Mars, the research has important implications for […]
Whole Foods And Two Tomato Growers Sign Penny-Per-Pound Agreement For Workers By Growing Produce Staff|June 8, 2009 Last week, Whole Foods Market, a natural and organic foods supermarket, announced that Lady Moon Farms and Alderman […]
