Village Farms is taking part once again in the annual effort with Produce for Kids and Publix in support of Feeding America. 

Gem Tomato Sales Inc. began in 1982 with offices in Arkansas, Florida and Michigan, marketing and promoting fresh market vine-ripened summertime tomatoes. In 1999, Gary Margolis, president of the company, teamed with Triple M Farms owners Wendell Moffatt and James Meeks and both businesses skyrocketed.

With the Arkansas tomato harvest approaching, both companies are ready to capitalize on the growing demand for tomatoes.

In 2020 Enza Zaden announced the discovery of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) resistance varieties gene, a complete solution for ToBRFV. Since the announcement the company worked hard with resistant trials material achieving excellent results. “We see no symptoms at all in the plants, while the disease pressure is very high,” Oscar Lara, senior tomato product specialist, said about the first trials in Mexico.

Lipman Family Farms will showcase new compostable clamshell packaging at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure conference, reinforcing the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainable practices across the supply chain. Carefully curated for Lipman’s Grown True organic grape tomatoes, the packaging offers 100 percent backyard compostability.

Smoky Mountain Family Farms, a premium tomato farming operation, announced the acquisition of Triple C Family Farms of Midway, TN and a strategic plan for expansion. Production has tripled heading into the 2021 season with the acquisition.

Since beginning their partnership in SMFF in spring 2020, the Pappas, Esformes and Hellers, three fourth-generation tomato farming and distribution families, have created a unique opportunity to showcase eastern Tennessee agriculture. Executing on one part of their strategic expansion, they have purchased Triple C Family Farms.

A tomato has long been classified as a fruit, many will debate that it is both a fruit and a vegetable but after spending years on R&D of this new proprietary variety, Pure Flavor is convinced that its new double awarding winning Cloud 9 tomato is indeed a fruit!