Tomatoes-Peppers

Luna Circle Farm Keeps its Owner Busy

On the road toward a master's degree in accounting, Tricia Bross took a detour and arrived at a somewhat different destination. Now a grower and marketer of organic vegetables and herbs from her small Wisconsin... more »

Multistate Tomato Grafting Project has Potential for Growers

Grafting has a lot of potential for tomato growers, especially organic growers and those who use high tunnels. That potential is the impetus behind a complex, multi-state grafting project led by Ohio State University. According... more »

California Water Crisis Threatens its Fruit and Vegetables

Ron Jacobsma, general manager of the Friant Water Authority, called it a "double whammy" on California's water supply: A record drought that started last year and shows no sign of stopping, and a court-ordered reduction... more »

Cleaning up the Salmonella Mess will Take a Long Time

OK, so it wasn't tomatoes after all. It was peppers. Wasn't it? I'm confused. For several weeks, I've been following the outbreak of Salmonella saintpaul that has sickened thousands, and I still don't know what... more »

Careful farming is bringing back the juicy flavor of summers past

Tomato season is upon us, and the threat of that most disappointing of summer romances - when one after another of those shapely, flawlessly complexioned beauties piled in the produce bins and even some farm... more »

Tomato Scare Could Cost ‘Tens of Millions’

For a few weeks this summer, the tomato - one of Florida's top exports - was being investigated as Public Health Enemy No. 1 because of its association with a salmonella outbreak. FloridaToday.com more »

Tomato Farmers See Prime Crop Go to Waste

Faceville - This was the year the money was going to roll in, the once-every-five-years crop that lets South Georgia tomato growers forget the tropical heat, ear-clogging gnats and fickle finances that worry them to... more »

Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Irrigation Water

The salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm, federal health officials said Wednesday. msnbc.com more »

The Plight of Florida’s Tomato Growers Shows the Need for an Overhaul

After former U.S. Labor Secretary Raymond Donavon was acquitted on corruption charges in 1987, he asked, "Which office do I go to to get my reputation back?" That's a ripe question now for Florida's tomato... more »