Month: September 2011

The 36th annual Joint Tomato Conference, which will run from Sept. 6-11, is sponsored by the Florida Tomato Committee and the Florida Tomato Exchange. One of the big topics of discussion this year will be food safety. Growers also will hear about the latest in tomato research and technology, including a smart phone application that could help them more easily track disease and pests. …

Cotton Candy grapes amazingly taste like cotton candy! This green grape, with a distinctive and sweet flavor, is in its first year of commercial trial production based in Grapery’s California vineyards. “Wow that burst of flavor really does taste like cotton candy at the fair,” says one enthusiastic West Coast consumer. …

RedLine Solutions has been working with leading companies to automate Fresh Produce operations for over a decade. This webinar will offer you practical solutions on how to automate your packing shed to help you meet PTI Compliance, including how you can use a Vision System to identify carton contents for in-line print and apply on the packing line. …

Much of New Jersey's remaining peach crop survived the winds and rains of Hurricane Irene, according to Jerry Frecon, Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Cooperative Extension, speaking from Heilig Orchards, where he was inspecting the peach orchards. “While there was some fruit that blew off trees we escaped with less loss than originally expected in southern New Jersey,” said Frecon. We have plenty of ripe fruit being harvested, which will be available for the next 15 days. …