Tomatoes/Peppers

Freeze hits vegetables

A major freeze in Mexico earlier this month has resulted in a shortage across the U.S. of tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and other produce that could last until April and lead to higher prices at... more »

Planting project’s days numbered?

The Planting Transferability Pilot Project (PTPP) is entering its third year, but its long-term future remains cloudy.PTPP, managed by USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA), allows growers in seven Midwest states to grow certain processing vegetables... more »

Tomato growers seek eaters

If every day were Super Bowl Sunday, growers of canning tomatoes would win big. The Modesto BeeTo read more, click here. more »

Florida farmworkers win pay increase

After fighting for more than a decade for better wages, a group of Florida farmworkers has hashed out the final piece of an extraordinary agreement with local tomato growers and several big-name buyers, including the... more »

Colored mulches have their advantages

When Joe Nunez, a University of California Cooperative Extension field adviser in Bakersfield, Calif., started working with colored and reflective plastic mulches in pepper fields, his intention was to see how well these mulches cut... more »

Farmer faces costly fix in river seepage

A 26-ton trencher earlier this month ripped up a stretch of land on Jim Nickel's tomato fields as part of a $250,000 fix for a seepage problem he blames on the federal restoration of the... more »

Florida tomato growers, workers reach agreement

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange (FTGE) have reached an agreement that will extend CIW's Fair Food principles - including a strict code of conduct, a cooperative complaint resolution... more »

Farming on the other side of the world

An amazing trip took Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Specialist Judson Reid half way around the world to help farmers in Tanzania improve tomato crops. The Chronicle-Express.comTo read more, click here. more »