Closed-loop systems, in which waste is used as a nutrient (usually) could well be one of the futures of farming:

For half the year, the temperature on Pall Olafsson's remote farm in Iceland often dips below freezing and the sun barely makes an appearance.

With Easter around the corner, the expectation is that most vegetable commodities will experience an increase in demand which will in turn drive up prices, some more than others.

With labor costs rising and a labor pool that is shrinking, growers are trying to find ways in which to keep their operations running smoothly and competitively.

Concentrated tomatoes can be processed in both conventional and organic ways.

The conditions in the tomato market are quite unstable at the moment.

In Europe, the supply of tomatoes from the Netherlands and Belgium grown in unlighted plantations is declining.

Scientists at the UK-based John Innes Centre have produced a genetically modified tomato enriched with the Parkinson's disease drug L-DOPA. L-DOPA is used to treat Parkinson’s by compensating for dopamine, which is depleted in patients with the disease.

In the Netherlands and Belgium, the unlighted tomato production is underway. Around Easter, prices were still at a high level, but increasing volumes may start to put pressure on the market.

This season a common theme in the global tomato market is increasing pressure from viruses such as the ToBRV, as well as continued abnormal weather patterns and rising production costs.

As global temperatures increase and extreme weather events become more common, can gene editing help to tweak our food plants so they can cope with the changes?

When is a tomato more than a tomato?