After a short-lived increase during the pandemic, California’s processing tomato acreage is set to decline for a third consecutive year. Locally, according to the 2024 Yolo County Crop Report, ...

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 ...

Central Valley tomato growers are producing more per acre in an economy that is facing lower consumer demand. The latest report published January 23 regards 2026 tomato contracts, highlights the ...

California leads the world in production of processing tomatoes – the variety that gets canned and used in commercial kitchens to make some of the most popular foods. The problem is the worst drought ...

Acute shortage of tomatoes across the country linked to the low production rate of the crop has become a serious concern to processing companies. It was one of the reasons attributed to the shut-down ...

Whether you grow your own tomatoes or purchase them from a local produce stand, you may want to preserve some to use this winter. Choose reliable canning directions to yield a safe product. Many ...

On Scott Beylik’s 4-acre farm about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, rows of tomato vines climb wires strung from the beams of his greenhouses. There’s no soil, so the roots are submerged in little ...