WINTERS, CALIF. – California's farmers grow nearly all of America's processing tomatoes, but this year is shaping up to be another poor harvest season. This means products like ketchup, salsa, and ...

The country's "salad bowl" is struggling to maintain production under historic drought and water cuts. Food prices are rising as a result. Reading time 3 minutes The Western drought has come for pasta ...

California’s $1 billion processing tomato industry is highly efficient and likely will be able to withstand higher temperatures and traffic congestion with minimal postharvest losses, according to ...

California farmers began harvesting processing tomatoes across the Central Valley during the past few weeks. With searing heat waves impacting pollination for some plantings and harvest for others, ...

Processing tomatoes were the new top crop in Solano County in 2022, regaining the top ranking in gross sales in the county for the first time since 2015, according to the latest annual Solano County ...

According to a study published in Nature Plants on Sept. 18, Chinese scientists have elucidated the mechanism of fruit shape formation in tomatoes and have developed fresh tomatoes for mechanical ...