…drive up Highway 5 or 99. This is the famous Central Valley, where California farmers work hard to feed the country and the world the best foods. If it’s tomato…
Agri View: Oldest Fruit in the World
…green. You know. It is hard to think of the tomato as a fruit. Especially when you are eating a tomato sandwich. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
The California Kitchen: Egg Plant with Tomato Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Egg Plant with Tomato Roasted Red Pepper Sauce with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 2…
Doud Nomination Hold Lifted
…nominee because he was upset about a Trump proposal in the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations. The proposal would have allowed Florida tomato producers to use U.S. trade remedy…
USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration
…subject to the dual regulatory requirements of the USDA and the FDA. For example, when a facility, such as a canned soup facility, produces both chicken noodle soup and tomato…
California Tomato Processors Expect to Contract 12 Million Tons in 2018
…2017 California Processing Tomato Report. This early processing tomato estimate is funded by the California League of Food Processors, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture. 2018…
How to Build Your Own Tomato Cages
If you would like the very best tasting tomatoes you can grow, Cathy Isom has a few great tips about how to build your own tomato cages. That’s coming up…
The California Kitchen: Heirloom Tomato Pico De Gallo
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Heirloom Tomato Pico De Gallo with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 2 C Heirloom Tomatoes…
Veggies, Flowers, Herbs to Plant in January
…you can plant certain vegetables but must be ready for a frost. Indoor herbs are always great to grow in a sunny windowsill. Start your favorite tomato and pepper varieties…
Celebrating One of the Most Loved Pastas
…flour, this pasta has been a worldwide favorite for ages and served in a variety of ways from spaghetti a-la Carbonara or garlic and oil to spaghetti with tomato sauce,…
Bringing Persimmons into the Limelight
…with a tomato– or pumpkin-like shape. Hachiya are dark orange with an acorn-like shape. The availability of fresh persimmons is limited outside of California, and the fruit is only available…
Edible Plants for Lazy Gardening
…Radishes are also known to grow with little fuss. And, in under a month. Tomatoes, especially the smaller grape tomato variety, produce much faster than their bigger counterparts so pests…
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
…tons per acre this year. Besides the weather, tomato growers had to take on disease pressures. Miyao said Fusarium wilt race 3 is still making the rounds. While tomato varieties…
Broomrape Concerns California Tomato Industry
A broomrape species has been causing some concern for California tomato growers after the discovery of Branched broomrape in a 70-acre field north of Woodland. The weed was initially found…