April 2010

  • Florida Tomato Growers Willing to Pay Pickers More In a move to address wage and accountability issues for Florida tomato pickers, the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange has reversed a long-standing ban on wage increases for pickers through contributions from retail and restaurant service buyers.
  • From the Editor As I headed down the road to my first day as assistant editor at Vegetable Growers News, I was reminded of a time several years ago when I left my home state of Michigan for the plains of Nebraska.
  • Record Winter Rainfall Affects Vidalia Onion Crop Early this year, Georgia Vidalia onion growers were ready for Mother Nature to turn off the tap. Record rainfall had dampened their crop, prevented them from getting into fields to take care of it and put it behind in development, said a University of Georgia onion expert.

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