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Checking tomato variety plots at the University of Florida’s Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Sam Hutton stops and fingers leaves, squeezes an occasional fruit and riffles plant canopies. On this day he is particularly interested in plants showing resistance to yellow leaf curl virus, which can destroy 100 percent of the tomato plants in an infested field....More

To better understand what’s bugging Tony DiMare, drive less than a mile from his big packing house operation at Apollo Beach, Fla., to a Winn-Dixie grocery store and check out the produce section....More

One thing is certain: Walter Ross sets high goals for himself. “Our mission is to have the best-tasting tomatoes on the planet,” he says....More

Tired of folks trashing agriculture? Then it’s time for each of us to tell them more!...More

Only a couple of days after torrential rains drenched the area, Bedner Farms got busy in early November preparing pepper fields for planting on the west side of Delray Beach, Fla....More

To understand what drives Rick Roth, look at the large logo painted on the side of his 60,000 square foot state of the art packinghouse built in 2007: “Ray’s Heritage,” it proclaims to the world....More

Walking among Honeybell Minneola tangelos in his grove west of Ft. Pierce, Fla., Pete Spyke’s passion for the citrus business takes center stage....More

Southeast tomato production has never been an easy ride. And if weather forecasters’ La Niña predictions hold, 2012 will be no different....More

On October 12, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its initial citrus crop forecast for the 2011-2012 season, estimating Florida will produce 147 million boxes of oranges, a 5 percent increase from last season....More

Farm Press has launched its newest online continuing education course accredited for continuing education hours for licensed agricultural professionals....More

With the Colorado-based cantaloupe listeria debacle in the news, growers at the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association convention listened intently to Jim Gorny, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s senior advisor for food safety....More

The phrase ‘Life on the Inside’ sounds like a movie about a convicted felon sentenced to prison without parole. In reality, the phrase represents the new status quo for U.S. citrus nursery growers....More