…pospiviroids, some of which are known to cause disease in potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and other agricultural crops. All tomato and pepper seeds will now need to be tested in their…
Specialty Crops Bolstered Top-Ten Commodity Cash Receipts in 2018
…cash receipts for last year. The industry overall received almost $50 million, which is up from 2017’s adjusted totals. Grapes, cattle/calves, tomatoes, and oranges all saw an increase in revenues last…
Foods that Grow Best in Small Space Gardens
…grape vine will happily grow upwards and produce fruit above everything else. The grape vine leaves can be stuffed and eaten as well. Tomatoes and peppers are another balcony or…
Growing Big, Red, Juicy, Beefsteak Tomatoes
…Juicy, Beefsteak Tomatoes Beefsteaks are the biggest type of tomato, with fruit often weighing over a pound. These big, red, juicy, tomatoes have thick, plump flesh that’s nothing short of…
New Agreement Reached for Mexican Tomatoes
…for specialty tomatoes under the new agreement, as well as charge 40 percent more for organic tomatoes compared to conventional. The draft agreement also permits the Commerce Department to audit…
Perdue on New Draft Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico
Washington, D.C. (USDA) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after U.S. Department of Commerce announced a new Draft Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico:…
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces a New Draft Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico
…tomatoes at $0.49/lb., and specialty packed tomatoes at $0.59/lb., with organic tomatoes priced 40% higher than non-organics. The draft agreement also closes loopholes from past suspension agreements that permitted sales…
Last Week to Apply for Taste and Teach Program
…introduce students to commodities they may not otherwise have access to, with monthly lesson plans highlighting a particular commodity. September will focus on tomatoes, followed by apples in October and…
How the Value of the US Dollar Affects Trade Opportunities
…processing tomatoes. Beck noted the issue has become more of a challenge in the last five to eight years. “The dollar of the United States has gotten so strong it’s…
Industry Sees What Damage Stink Bug Can Do
…With few natural predators and a wide host range – including apples, pears, cherries, corn, tomatoes, grapes and a variety of landscape trees – the population eventually moved into agricultural…
Opportunities for U.S. Agricultural Exports in Canada
…($243 million), cauliflower ($128 million), and spinach ($110 million). Primary imports from Mexico included tomatoes ($231 million), peppers ($176 million), and cucumbers ($56 million). Processed Vegetables Total Canadian Imports from…
You Can Help Bring Back the Bee Population
…strawberries, tomatoes, sweet peppers, blueberries, cherries, kiwifruit, raspberries, blackberries, watermelon. You can help bees by providing some of these flowering plants or flowers in your garden. Watermelon plant being pollinated…
The California Kitchen: Roasted Kale with Fire Blistered Tomatoes
…Oil 1 C Cherry Tomatoes 2 T Sugar 1 QT Chopped Kale TT Dehydrated Garlic TT S+P TT Cotija Cheese Roasted Kale & Fire Blistered Tomatoes For this and many…
Downward Pressure on Prices for Processing Tomatoes
…fifth generation farmer Daniel Bays. Growing tomatoes in the Westley area, Bays noted that the weather this year has been pretty favorable. The plants appear to be growing strong with…