I always look forward to gardening in the spring because I know I will no longer have to rely on supermarkets for a tasteless ...

America's Heartland is presented by your local public television station. Funding for America’s Heartland is provided by US Soy, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, Rural Development ...

Tomatoes require plenty of sunlight and nutrients to thrive. Poor soil nutrient is one of the reasons most farmers fail in tomato production. The plants require a lot of nitrogen to grow strong and ...

John Kariuki Thiaka at his tomato farm in Karia, Kirinyaga central sub-county on. He quit his teaching job to concentrate on tomato farming and he is doing well. PHOTO: JOSEPH MUCHIRI/STANDARD THIKA: ...

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 agricultural sector, labor shortages are increasing the need for automated harvesting using robots. However, some ...

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 ...