Hot temperatures, tropical storms and hurricanes have not made life easy for Florida's tomato industry over the past two years. Three weeks into the 2005-06 season, Hurricane Wilma tore a destructive path through Florida, resulting in crops losses across the production area. So reported Reggie Brown, manager of the Florida Tomato Committee (FTC), in opening remarks given Sept. 6 at the Florida Tomato Institute in Naples, Fla. The institute was held in conjunction with the 2006 FTC and Florida TomatoExchange Joint Tomato Conference. The conference officially began on Sept 5 and continued through Sept. 10.
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