Tomatoes/Peppers
SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference kicks-off
Vegetable Growers News managing editor Chris Koger is attending the Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference in Savannah, Georgia. At the Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference, growers are attending sessions,... more »
Paul DiMare, tomato industry giant, dies
Paul DiMare, a man honored as a Florida agricultural giant and the voice of Florida’s tomato industry, has died. DiMare, 81, died on Friday, Dec. 30. A funeral mass is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 6... more »
New tomato virus website helps growers
Syngenta's new webpage is designed to help growers combat Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus, known as ToBRFV. The ToBRFV information center provides insights and solutions to reduce disease impact. The site allows growers to discover... more »
Profile Products participates in tomato trials – in space
Consider it the ultimate in controlled environment agriculture. For the first time, tomatoes are being grown at the International Space Station (ISS). The Red Robin cherry tomato plants arrived at the ISS on Nov. 26... more »
Rijk Zwaan tomato highly resistant against ToBRFV
Rijk Zwaan has developed tomato varieties that are highly resistant to tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). The virus has been causing major economic losses worldwide, including the U.S. Rijk Zwaan researchers found new, unique... more »
Mastronardi receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Greenhouse pioneer Paul Mastronardi, president and CEO of Mastronardi Produce, received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA) 31st Annual Gala and Awards Ceremony. The prestigious award recognizes an individual that... more »
Microsoft AI partnership helps reduce greenhouse labor issues
Microsoft is collaborating with Blue Radix, a company specializing in autonomous growing, to use artificial intelligence to help reduce the scarcity of crop expertise in greenhouses. Greenhouses around the world are facing a unique crisis.... more »
Florida Tomato Institute grapples with pests
Despite some low crop years, Florida tomato growers are returning to normal production. A continuing concern, however, is protecting the crop from pests. At the Florida Tomato Institute on Sept. 7 in LaBelle, Florida, growers... more »
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