A scientist has explained why robots still struggle to pick tomatoes. Labor shortages in agriculture are driving growing interest in robotic systems that can automate harvesting. Yet some crops remain ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers are evaluating the physiological traits and environmental conditions associated with successful dry-farmed tomato production to better equip West Coast farmers to adapt to a ...

In the parking lot behind a grocery store in Portland, Ore., last September, several hundred tomato aficionados gathered on a sunny, breezy day for Tomato Fest. While many attendees devoured slices of ...

Niba visits Raleigh City Farm to learn about cross-breeding and growing dwarf tomatoes for urban gardens. Niba also speaks with Dr. Zachary Lippman at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory who is using ...

A team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed a low-cost, non-invasive method to estimate total leaf area in dwarf tomato plants using 3D reconstruction from standard video footage. The ...

A show goer at a past Mombasa International ASK show at Mkomani grounds. Tomatoes need support to keep plants manageable, prevent vigorous varieties from overwhelming other nearby vegetables. [Gideon ...

LET'S JAM: Spiced tomato jam is a simple way to preserve the WNC harvest to savor year-round. Photo by Glenn English We are now deep into tomato season here in Western North Carolina. After you’ve had ...