Tomatoes

Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Working with Highline Mushrooms to Create a Regional Circular Bioeconomy

September 7, 2022 Perishable News

The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) would like to announce a strategic alliance with Highline Mushrooms that will assist the mushroom growers in obtaining raw materials comparable to fertilizer and chicken manure. The ongoing collaboration will see thousands of tonnes of organic waste, specifically in the form of unmarketable tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers, as well as plant trimmings, diverted from local landfills. …

Lipman Family Farms Increases Vegetable Production in Florida

August 31, 2022 Lipman Family Farms

Lipman Family Farms, North America’s largest field tomato and vegetable grower, value-added packer, and distributor, will be increasing production of its winter vegetable supply in Immokalee, Florida with an additional 1,400 acres. Lipman’s growth in Florida production exemplifies the company’s ongoing commitment and focus on being one the largest vertically integrated tomato and vegetable suppliers in North America. …

Fuel Up for Back-to-School with Pure Flavor Snacking Veggies

August 29, 2022 Pure Flavor

For millions of kids and young adults across the country, it’s almost time to return to class, which means it’s also time to start thinking about what to pack for lunch. With a lineup of flavorful, convenient, and healthy snacking veggies, Pure Flavor® is making it easier than ever to pack a nutritious lunch box that students of all ages love. …

University of Florida Research Demonstrates Significant Tomato Results with Verdant Technologies

August 24, 2022 Verdant Technologies

A recent study by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (UF-IFAS) found the shelf-life of grape tomatoes can be dramatically improved using an innovative postharvest solution by Verdant™Technologies. The research team, led by Dr. Steven A. Sargent, conducted a variety of tests on grape tomatoes, examining the firmness, color, weight retention, and decay of tomatoes treated with Verdant’s HarvestHold Fresh®. Upon completion of the study, HarvestHold Fresh demonstrated measurably significant benefits compared to the untreated control. …

Lipman Strengthens Presence in Mexico with Purchase of Greenhouse Facility

July 29, 2022 Lipman Family Farms

With the goal of being North America’s largest integrated network of growers, value-added partners, and solution providers in fresh produce, Lipman Family Farms continues to solidify scope through strategic growth. The tomato and vegetable supplier further expands its international footprint by closing the deal on a 75-acre greenhouse facility in Jalisco, Mexico. …