Fruits & Vegetables
- March 13, 2024
- Farms cut tomato acres, await price as planting starts
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California farmers delivered one of the state’s largest tomato crops in recent years to processors last year. With bolstered inventory, processors contracted less tomato acreage from farms this year.
Photo/Vicky Boyd
- March 6, 2024
- Coastal growers show gains in curbing nitrogen use
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Central Coast farmers are working to reduce nitrogen to meet water-quality goals. Broccoli growers participating in a study were able to cut fertilizer applications by 24% without a loss in crop yield.
Photo/Kathy Coatney