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09/10/2020

Westside Equipment acquires Odenberg harvester sorters in North America

On 6 October 2020, TOMRA Systems ASA announced the divestment of its processing tomato harvester mounted…

07/10/2020

Mechanical weeding trials showing promising results in tomatoes

Researchers are continuing their work on a series of mechanical weeding trials in fields of processing…

02/10/2020

ToBRFV: Bayer tests new resistant varieties of tomatoes

To bring further innovative resistance to growers as quickly as possible Group launches final large-scale pre-launch…

28/09/2020

California: Impact of increasing temperatures

"The biggest risk is for tomato production" Devastating fires are currently raging from the Canadian border…

18/09/2020

Biodegradable plastics: agricultural practices, life-cycle and regulatory framework (2)

(Part 2)     Impact on yield: In a report entitled "Effects of biodegradable mulch on…

17/09/2020

Biodegradable plastics: agricultural practices, life-cycle and regulatory framework (1)

(Part 1) Opinion trends and political decisions taken in favor of limiting chemical inputs (fertilizers, pesticides,…

09/09/2020

Bacterial speck disease: Newly identified gene grants resistance

Bacterial speck disease, which reduces both fruit yield and quality, has been a growing problem in…

27/08/2020

EU: new measures to prevent the spread of ToBRFV

The European Commission has recently published an implementing regulation containing measures to prevent the introduction and…

24/08/2020

The missing link between modern tomatoes and their wild ancestors

“Expanding the geographical range where tomato can be grown” The tomato’s path from wild plant to…