tomatoes

University of Idaho researchers are introducing genes from a specific plant into potatoes, in an effort to develop spuds that are resistant to harmful nematodes.  The litchi tomato, has a natural resistance to several species of nematodes, which are also known as round worms.  Nematod...

Ongoing inflation resulted in higher retail prices of organic fresh produce during the 3rd quarter of this year.  The Organic Produce Network says that generated a 4.1% increase in total organic dollars but also contributed to a decline of 4.5% in org...

According to the Centers for Disease Control: Right now 5.8 million Americans over age 65 live with Alzheimer's disease." And that number could double by 2050, according to Kansas State University Extension Food Scientist Karen Blakeslee ...

The California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Is Already Challenging Growers, says Stuart Woolf an almond and tomato grower. “Some of the areas that are considered high risk areas are kicking in next year, they're starting down their path. So, ...

USMCA goes into effect in less than a month. So, how do thing look with the updated NAFTA? Politico says North American leaders are selling USMCA as a big win that will remove uncertainty in the region. However, there are still some agricultural issues between the U ...

Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it found Mexico is guilty of dumping tomatoes into the United States. Commerce said the preliminary dumping margin is just over 25%.   The announcement refutes the Mexican claim that the data that they submitted to the Department of Commerce will prove that it’s not dumping the produce into the U.S.  The ev...

Threatened tariffs could hike U.S. tomato prices between 40%-85%.  Research commissioned by the Fresh Produce Association of America suggests that if the U.S. withdraws from the Tomato Suspension Agreement on May 7th, and applies duties on Mexican tomatoes, consumer prices could rise up to 40% in the period from May to December.  Du...