Tomatoes/Peppers
Tomato Growers Agree to System to Boost Pickers’ Pay
Florida's tomato growers have decided to do their part to pass on increased wages to the migrant workers who pick the tomatoes. St. Petersburg Times Click here to read the rest of the story. more »
Ohio Wants a Say in Produce Safety Plan
Bob Jones hoped that this food safety thing would have been cleared up by now, but it's more confusing than ever. Produce growers today have to live up to a multiplicity of standards to keep... more »
Ag can Cure Our Woes
As I watch our government blunder, giving away billions of dollars to banks, special interest groups and foreign governments and arguing over health care reform, it occurred to me that agriculture has totally lost its... more »
The GM Tomato that Stays Fresh for Six Weeks – But Would You Want to Eat It?
The curse of the soggy tomato could soon be a thing of the past ... or so scientists say. Daily Mail, U.K. Click here to read the rest of the story. more »
Building a Better Pepper
Edward Curry's parents planted their first chile crop in 1957, and he grew up in those chile fields in Southeastern Arizona. Arizona Range News Click here to read the rest of the story. more »
Freeze that Killed Crops Leading to Hiring Freeze for Farmworkers
Alfredo Ladra Trejo only worked one day last week picking tomatoes in Immokalee. A crop-killing freeze hasn't just hurt growers. Across Southwest Florida, farmworkers are struggling to make ends meet. Some have no work at... more »
Freeze Kills Southwest Fla. Vegetable Crops
Consumers can expect to pay more for tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, sweet corn and other produce in the coming months thanks to the recent cold snap in Florida. BusinessWeek Click here to read the rest... more »
Pennsylvania Processors Get Grants for Biogas Development
Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell announced Dec. 22 that the commonwealth would invest $5 million in federal recovery money in eight innovative alternative energy projects that use biological materials such as sewage, animal and food processing... more »
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