Summer has finally arrived — and with it the much anticipated return of Oceanside Pole’s vine-ripened tomatoes. Oceanside’s vine-ripened Roma and round tomatoes are grown on 750 rolling acres and marketed by Vancouver, BC-based Oppy. The company promotes popular favorites from avocados and berries to apples and oranges year-round, alongside innovative seasonal specialties.

Over a million poles stretch toward the sky on 750 rolling acres in Oceanside, CA, graced by vines that will yield the season’s first vine-ripened Roma and round tomatoes come the Fourth of July.

Tomato lovers take note — the chefs have spoken! Pure Flavor’s Cloud 9 bite-sized fruity tomatoes have been awarded the coveted ChefsBest Excellence Award, adding to the already illustrious reputation of this unique snacking tomato endorsed by professional chefs.

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.