Vegetables

Vineland partners with Eminent Seeds to bring tomatoes to Ontario

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland), based in Vineland Station, Ontario, is one step closer to bringing flavor-packed Ontario greenhouse-grown tomatoes to Canadian consumers. Peter Van Duin, left, managing director, Eminent Seeds and... more »

Eastern Broccoli Project swells $90M industry sales

The Eastern Broccoli Project began in 2010 with the goal of growing a $100 million broccoli industry in the Eastern U.S. in 10 years. Currently, the industry is valued at around $90 million and, with... more »

Purdue scientist sending tomatoes into space

Any trip to Mars, likely to take a year or longer, will require astronauts to grow at least some of their own food along the way since it can cost $10,000 to send a pound of anything... more »

Misionero rolling out vegetable sauté kits at PMA Fresh

Green Wave Farms, Misionero’s fresh-cut vegetable line, will roll out two new products, a Green Beans Sauté Kit and a Brussels Sprouts Sauté Kit, at Fresh Summit Oct. 17-19. Shoppers can expect to see both... more »

Growing a Halloween favorite more sustainably

They come in all shapes and sizes, in hues of golden orange, pale white, and green. Painted, carved, or baked in a pie, pumpkins are cheerful symbols of autumn that are grown in every county... more »

Medfly quarantine declared in San Bernadino, California

A quarantine in the unincorporated area of Devore, San Bernardino County has been has been declared due to a Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) infestation. A total of two adult males, two mated females and multiple... more »

Syngenta showcases seeds in countrywide tour

The Syngenta Vegetable Seeds Americas Tour stopped at several research stations across the country to highlight crop species from the Syngenta portfolio. The tour started in Woodland, California, where domestic and international customers had access to... more »

Florida group seeks continuation of antidumping investigation of Mexican tomatoes

The following is a statement issued Oct. 14 from the Florida Tomato Exchange: "The Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) has filed a request for continuation of the antidumping investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico. The investigation was... more »