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Florida Tomatoes Deemed Safe by USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has deemed Florida-grown tomatoes safe and free from the salmonella outbreak impacting tomatoes in other states, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson has announced. Orlando Business Journal more »
Most Florida Tomatoes Cleared
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reached an agreement that will allow most Florida tomatoes to move back into commerce, according to the Produce Marketing Association.... more »
Florida Tomato Industry in ‘Complete Collapse’
Florida's tomato industry is in "complete collapse" and $40 million worth of tomatoes will rot unless federal regulators quickly trace the source of a salmonella outbreak and clear the state's produce, an industry official said... more »
Salmonellosis Outbreak in Certain Types of Tomatoes
The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its warning to consumers nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been linked to consumption of certain raw, red tomatoes. At this time, FDA is advising consumers to limit... more »
Williams Wary of Immigration Trouble After Cannery Raid
News that federal agents raided a big tomato cannery here six weeks ago hit residents like ketchup splattering on a white shirt. sacbee.com more »
Farm Bill Ends Squeeze on Red Gold Tomato Plant
The 1,300 employees of Red Gold Inc. - the largest food processor in Indiana - breathed a sigh of relief with the passage of the 2008 Farm Bill, which included a section called the Farming... more »
Burger King Signs Deal With Tomato Workers
Burger King and an organization of south Florida farmworkers signed an agreement Friday that would nearly double tomato pickers' pay and make it easier for them to report illegal treatment. PalmBeachPost.com more »
Farming Among the Next Crop of Local Startups
Siri Erickson-Brown kept 27 chickens this spring in her Capitol Hill apartment, where the closet doubled as a grow operation for hundreds of tomato seedlings. seattlepi.com more »
Growers Share Space, Ideas at Greenhouse
You're a farmer in an urban area. You grow produce on a small plot of land – a few acres at the most – and would love to start your transplants in the controlled environment... more »
Florida’s Tomato Growers Taking it on the Chin
Rising input costs. Shrinking profits. Expensive food-safety measures. Projected budget cuts to research and Extension programs. Labor and immigration controversies – even accusations of slavery. It's safe to say Florida's tomato growers have seen better... more »
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