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NEWS and INFORMATION
FOR THE PROCESSING TOMATO INDUSTRY
ISSN 1038-3522
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2015/16 Season Update
The 2015/16 season is almost completed with harvest
expected to be finished by the 20 April. Final tonnage
figures are not currently available but are expected to be in
the vicinity of 283,000 to 287,000 tonnes.
According to the BOM website 2015/16 was Victoria’s third
warmest summer on record with both daytime and night time
temperatures well above average. Rainfall during the season
was average to below average across the production region.
The hottest day for the state was record as 45.6 °C at Echuca
Aerodrome on 13 Jan 2016. Echuca and Kerang both also
had their highest summer mean daily minimum temperature
since 1980.
Irrigation allocations finished the season on 90% for the
Goulburn system, with temporary water prices ranging from
$200 to $300/ML during the season. At this stage the
forecast for next season is looking rather grim, with very low
inflows into Lake Eildon for the past 18 months.
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Inside This Issue
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Soil Testing in Permanent Sub-Surface
Drip Irrigation
Good inflows needed for next season
Interesting Snippet from 12th World Processing
Tomato Congress
Upcoming Events
New R&D base in Portugal by Kagome
TM12012- Sustainability Project
Kilter Rural Seasonal Update
Weeds
Potassium Trial Update
Interesting Snippet from 12th World Processing
Tomato Congress
Canada: Ontario company launches made-forfarming drone technology
Potential Uses for Tomato Waste
Human Health, Wellbeing and Tomatoes
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Soil Testing in Permanent Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation
Soil testing can sometimes result in rather variable results,
with some growers asking why? Some work has recently
been conducted in both California and Australia looking at
the variability of some nutrients in permanent sub-surface
drip irrigated.
nounced change of the three cations studied. These levels
were actual double towards the shoulder of the bed. The
Ca:Mg ratio decreased with the distance away from the emitter, showing that the increases in exchangeable magnesium
away from the emitter were greater than that of calcium.
In our soil types it appears that the majority of the plant roots
are located above the drip irrigation system. As a result the
sampling depth should be based on the depth of your drip
tape; encompassing the primary root zone for the crop. At
the same time the top 5-10 cm of the soil is generally dry,
and contains little or no root growth. As a result your sampling depth could be between 10-25 cm from the soil surface.
The actual depth you chose could be farm specific, but
should be kept consistent across sampling points.
Burger et al recently developed a sampling protocol to estimate pre-plant nitrate availability in California. This work
focused on nitrate, potassium and phosphorus. This work
showed that phosphorus levels were more variable across the
bed than nitrate or potassium. To overcome this variability
Burger suggested samples should be taken at 3 different distances from the drip line. For 1.52cm beds he suggested samples should be collected at the following distances from the
drip line and then combined together:
12-13cm
25-26cm
50-51cm or 63-64cm
There is a tendency for some nutrients to move away from
the emitters on the drip tape. This does result in some variation of soil chemical properties in a horizontal direction. As
a result samples collected at different locations on the bed
could contain different levels of some nutrients. To overcome this variation soil could be collected from multiple
points across the bed in each location. Mixing these samples
will give a good average of the soil properties.
Work conducted by Miing Yong during the 2014/15 season
in Australia showed that some cations did increase in concentration away from the emitter. Increases in exchangeable
sodium content away from the emitter was the most pro-
For 2m beds Burger et al suggested sampling at 2 points at
the following distances:
38-39cm or 51-52cm
76-77cm or 63-64cm
Once the soil is collected in the field you need to determine
which laboratory to send the soil. Depending upon the lab
you are likely to get different results for the individual nutrients. This may be due to the fact that different labs do use
different testing methods. For example:
Table 1. This table has been compiled based on information available on websites, soil tests and from direct emails
With different testing methods the cost also greatly varies. A report by Rayment (2004) on Australian Soil Testing stated that
it is often better to analyse more samples by simple or cheap methods, rather than fewer samples by more sophisticated and
generally costly methods. An example of a simple and cheap method is the Mehlich 3 test which is a universal test that has
been widely used in North America. This test has also been trialled in Western Australia, supported by in-field research
(Bolland et al. 2003) and also cross correlated with “traditional ” soil tests in eastern Australia. Although Rayment (2004)
notes that the Mehlich test is still far from perfect, it is quick and relatively cheap, and some interpretative adjustments will
need to be made, but indications are that the Mehlich 3 test is likely to be more repeatable within and across labs than some of
the more “traditional” tests. Walton and Alle (2004) also found that the Mehlich 3 test is suitable for evaluating the nutrient
status of Western Australian soils, providing they are acidic to neutral and have not have rock phosphate applied.
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In summary:
Properties
Recommendation
Phosphorus
Australia commonly uses Olsen or Colwell as indicator of extractable phosphorus
Colwell seems to be too aggressive and includes phosphorus in it’s unavailable form.
Olsen is only accurate if the soil is neutral and alkaline.
Bray underestimates plant available phosphorus of calcareous soil as the acidic reagent will react
with alkaline
Mehlich 3 overestimate plant available phosphorus of calcareous soil by breaking down immobile
Calcium-phosphorus compound.
Phosphorus buffering index and total phosphorus are needed to make sensible fertiliser decisions.
Nitrogen
Combustion method is the best method for TNS, but it is expensive.
Extraction with salt solution method is better in measuring available nitrogen in soil (7 C group)
Exchangeable cations
Ammonium acetate is a good method for acidic and neutral soil due to extensive database from this
method.
The Ammonium acetate method requires prewash treatment if the soil is high in salt content (EC>
0.3dS/m)
Ammonium Chloride (Tucker method) is recommended for alkaline soil, and does not require prewash treatment if the soil is high in salt content (EC> 0.3dS/m)
The Mehlich 3 extractable cations showed very good correlations with ammonium acetate extractable cations
Table 2. Descriptions of phosphorus measurement methods (Allen & Jeffrey, 1990 and Alle, 2004)
NB: The USA developed Mehlich 3 extract is used for exchangeable cations (Na, K, Mg, Ca & Al) and it is noted that in some
Australian soils this extract will give over 100 meq/100g of CEC. This extract generally gives upto 50% higher exchangeable
cations in alkaline soils than the Australian exchangeable cation techniques. (http://scu.edu.au/eal/download.php?
doc_id=4553&site_id=214)
Individual growers need to determine for themselves which laboratory they chose to send samples to, although high prices of
soil tests do often limit the number of tests that may be done . This will typically result in samples being taken across larger
areas and combined, rather than soil testing smaller areas of the paddock based on differences in production zones or actual GPS
points. Once a grower choses their laboratory it is recommended that the same laboratory is used for a number of years to enable comparisons to made from year to year.
References
Allen, D. G. & Jeffery, R. C. 1990. methods for analysis of phosphorus in Western Australian Soils. In: Laboratory, A. C. (ed.)
report on investigation. http://www.chemcentre.wa.gov.au/Files/pdf/publication-pdf/Method-for-Analysis-of-Phosphorus-inWA-Soils.aspx: Chemistry Centre (WA).
Bolland, M.D.A., Allen, D.G. and Walton, K.S. (2003). Soil testing for phosphorus: comparing the Mehlich 3 and Colwell procedures for soils of south-western Australia. Australian Journal of Soil Research 41, 1185-1200.
Burger, M, et al (2014). Developing a sampling protocol to estimate pre‐plant nitrate availability in subsurface drip irrigated
tomato systems, CTRI Annual Report 2014
Rayment, G.R. (2004). Australian Soil Testing: quality assurance in measurement, interpretation and recommendation, Australian Fertilizer Industry Conference, August 2004
Walton, K & Alle, D (2004) Mehlich No. 3 Soil Test - The Western Australian Experience
3rd Australian New Zealand Soils Conference, 5 – 9 December 2004, University of Sydney, Australia. Published on CDROM.
Website www.regional.org.au/au/asssi/
Yong, Miing Tiem; (2015), Soil structure assessment under Subsurface Drip Irrigation; and comparison of wet sieving method
and dynamic laser diffraction method of aggregate stability, Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours), School of Land and Food
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Good inflows needed for next
season
David Barthold of Ruralco Water Brokers
Several factors have combined over the past month to increase water demand and thus result in a further firming of
the water market. These factors are:
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a continued strong demand for temporary allocation
water across the whole Southern Connected Basin for
pre-watering of cereal crops/pastures, topping up of
overdrawn accounts from summer overuse, and for
carryover;
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only minor increases in market supply with the NSW
allocations seeing no further increase in both the Murrumbidgee and NSW Murray valleys. The announcement on 15 April saw the Murrumbidgee general security remaining at 37% and NSW Murray remaining
at 23%. In Victoria, Goulburn High Reliability Water
Shares, will end the season on 90%, and Murray High
Reliability at full allocation.
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continued hot and dry weather.
Historically, autumn is the period of the year where prices
will usually be declining, or close to it. This can be highlighted below in the tail end of the 2013-14 season. Obviously
prices in a specific year will depend on supply and demand
rather than always following a historical pattern, this was the
case this time last season (2014-15), as irrigators scrambled
for carryover and water for cereal crops and pastures. Current
pricing is a good example of this where demand has increased while supply has not increased to the same degree
and hence prices have increased over the past month.
Cooler weather on the horizon and the prospect of additional
water being released on to the market by High Reliability/
Security (and other) holders mean we may be near the peak
of temp prices for the remainder of this water year. A seasonal break with widespread rain may be the best way to ensure a drop in the price of temp water. In the meantime it’s
certainly a good opportunity for sellers to obtain good prices
for their temp water.
It probably comes as no surprise, however the outlook for
early favourable allocation announcements early in the 16/17
irrigation year appear to be unlikely outside of a rapid return
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to ‘average inflows’ given the current below average storage
inflows and a slowly declining El Niño. Water availability
forecasts for the forthcoming 2016/17 season (starting 1 July
2016) have been made.
2016/17 NSW Allocation forecasts under ‘extreme dry’ to ‘average’ inflows
1 July
1 Sept
1 Nov
NSW Murray HS Most assured 1 July, with balance accruing shortly after
NSW Murray GS
0%
0-24%
0-42%
2016/17 VIC Allocation forecasts under ‘extreme dry’ to ‘average’ inflows
1 July
15 Aug
17 Oct
15 Feb
VIC Murray HR
0-0%
0-31%
0-56%
6-100%
VIC Goulburn HR 0-17%
4-42%
12-82% 20-100%
In the NSW Murray, the initial outlook for High Security
next season on 1 July is largely favourable with full allocation likely (97%) but this may be delayed until inflows improve. While the initial outlook for General Security is currently unfavourable, with the likelihood of 0% high. In Victoria, the initial outlook for High Reliability next season on 1
July for Goulburn and Murray is minimal and may open on
as little as 0%. Any improvement from 1 July in all valleys is
heavily dependent on future inflows.
Carryover volumes are likely to be consistent with that of last
season in both NSW and Victoria which, similar to earlier
this season, may elevate some upward pressure on prices.
Note that rainfall in April, May and June could allow increases to these estimated allocations.
From a risk management point of view, the sorts of tools buyers are using to guarantee at least some water for the 16/17
year include Forward Water Agreements and buying for Carryover. Those looking to carryover can do so in either physical storages, carryover accounts on their own licenses or by
renting carryover space on other licenses. Information on the
current water market and advice on water security strategies
is readily obtainable by contacting a water broker.
Interesting Snippet from 12th World
Processing Tomato Congress
Jim Beecher presented the California/USA Processed Tomato
Report. During this he mentioned the following statistics:
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California has 318 growers.
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Average size grower is 931 acres.
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Average size is 45,000 tons
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Tomatoes are grown in 13 counties.
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13 processing companies, 20 factories
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Average yield 109.1 tonnes/ha
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Total inflows to Delta = 18,714,700 acre feet
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Total outflow to ocean = 12,396,900 acre feet, or
66.2% of the total inflows.
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Total expenses to produce tomatoes = $8,283 US/ha
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Total income (109 t/ha @ $72.50/t) = $8,725 US/ha
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Net income = $441 US/ha
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UPCOMING EVENTS
PMA Fresh Connections
17 – 19 May 2016, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.
PMA Fresh Connections aim is to inform and deliver industry solutions that increase sales of fresh and safe produce; as well as attract, develop and retain talents for the regional and global industry.
http://www.pmafreshconnections.com.au/
Irrigation Australia Conference and Exhibition
Melbourne Exhibition Centre
24-26 May 2016
http://irrigationaustralia.com.au/
Annual Processing Tomato R & D Forum
Wednesday 8 June, 2016
Mecure Port of Echuca,
1:00pm until 5:30pm
Followed by dinner
For more info and to register please contact Liz Mann lizmann@aptrc.asn.au
Farm Chemical User Course – Full
Venue: Echuca, Mecure Port of Echuca
Date: 29 and 30 August 2016,
Time: 8:30am to 4:30pm
More info: Contact Ross Wade rwade@gotafe.vic.edu.au
Farm Chemical User Course Refresher
Venue: Echuca, Mecure Port of Echuca
Date: 30 August 2016,
Time: 9:00am to 3:00pm
More info: Contact Ross Wade rwade@gotafe.vic.edu.au
New R&D base in Portugal by
Kagome
(http://fruitworldmedia.com/index.php/featured/new-rd-baseportugal-kagome/)
TOKYO — Kagome is setting up a research and development
center in Portugal to examine tomato cultivation techniques
and develop improved varieties of tomato plants.
Global demand for tomatoes is on the rise as the world’s developing economies become more prosperous and populous.
According to Kagome’s own calculations, the use of tomatoes
in processed foods rose from 26 million tons in 2000 to over
40 million tons in 2012 and could reach 50 million tons in
2021. However, the major producing regions are running out
of land for tomato cultivation, so there is a need for mass production technologies that can boost yields on the available
land.
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Kagome has a food-processing subsidiary in Portugal that
handles over 40% of the 1 million tons of tomatoes and semifinished goods like tomato paste procured by the Kagome
group each year.
In addition, Kagome is operating an experimental farm in
Portugal where it is collaborating with NEC on the use of
information technologies for mass production farming techniques. The new R&D base in Portugal will begin operations
this summer, equipped with 120 million yen ($1 million)
worth of processing and testing equipment.
The scale of the facility and the staff may be increased in the
future, but for now it will begin with a team of five researchers. They will work in tandem with the Portuguese subsidiary
and with Kagome’s R&D headquarters in Japan to promote
adoption of mass production technologies for tomato farming
in various parts of the world.
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TM12012- Sustainability Project
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Weeds
Helena Whitman
It was disappointing to see that despite the great efforts of the
majority of growers to maintain and comply with the Freshcare
requirements this year, some have chosen to ignore the need
for record keeping and have potentially wasted their time and
money on an audit. Simply, if you are not going to keep the
records why bother being in the program?
There were a few hiccups regarding the need to test water used
for irrigation and chemical application, however this has been
addressed with growers being given an exemption by Freshcare to use the v.4 Risk Assessment for Preharvest Water.
This states that if water is not applied (including chemical
application) within 48 hours of harvest growers do not
need to conduct a water test. Unfortunately for a few growers this was not sorted before their audits and they did receive
Corrective Actions (CARs) . Growers should not be concerned about this and this CAR will be closed out during the
next grower visit.
At this time nearly all growers, including those not supplying
to SPC,A have been audited to Freshcare. The next step is to
conduct grower visits to close out CARs and collect information for Kagome. These visits will be during late April and
early May.
Growers are advised that Freshcare is undergoing an update
for both Food Safety (v.4) and Environmental (v.3), however
this will not affect your next audit. All growers will need to
comply with the new version for audits post May 2017. There
are some adjustments and a few new requirements that will
need to be made and these will be explained once the final
documents are available from Freshcare.
During the next farm visit, growers will need to have a copy of
their CARs/audit report available for closing out as well as
information for their Kagome production. This will include
hectares planted, fertilisers used, water use and Biodiversity
plans. Helena will contact you regarding timing of farm visits.
Please note that this project will be completed during 2016,
prior to the next round of audits. If you have any questions
regarding Sustainability programs please ask Helena ASAP.
Kilter Rural Seasonal Update
February 2016
Kilter Rural recently compiled a youtube video which includes footage of their processing tomato harvest. This video
states that their crop averaged 131 t/ha, and provided a profit
of $600/ML
This can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QjojkWvRSo
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This year has a few weeds not commonly found in processing tomato crops have been sited. These include Dodder
and Common or Fierce Thornapple. Thornapple belong to
the Solanaceae family. All these are also Declared Noxious
Weeds in Victoria.
Under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 (CaLP
Act) certain plants are declared as noxious weeds in Victoria.
These plants cause environmental or economic harm or have
the potential to cause such harm. They can also present risks
to human health. The CaLP Act defines four categories of
noxious weeds:
 State Prohibited Weeds
 Regionally Prohibited Weeds
 Regionally Controlled Weeds
 Restricted Weeds.
State Prohibited: invasive plants that either, do not occur in
Victoria but pose a significant threat if they invade, or are
present, pose a serious threat and can reasonably be expected
to be eradicated. If present, infestations of a State prohibited
weed are relatively small. They are to be eradicated from
Victoria if possible or excluded from the State. The Victorian
Government is responsible for their eradication, but under
Section 70(1) of the CaLP Act, it may direct land owners to
prevent their growth and spread.
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If you think you have purchased or seen a State
prohibited weed, please contact DEDJTR by telephoning 136 186. Please do not attempt to control
or dispose of these weeds yourself
Regionally prohibited weeds: are not widely distributed in a
region but are capable of spreading further. It is reasonable to
expect that they can be eradicated from a region and they
must be managed with that goal.
Regionally controlled weeds: invasive plants which are
usually widespread in a region. To prevent their spread, ongoing control measures are required.
Land owners, including public authorities responsible for
crown land management, must take all reasonable steps to
eradicate regionally prohibited and controlled weeds on
their land.
Restricted weeds: This category includes plants that pose an
unacceptable risk of spreading in this State and are a serious
threat to another State or Territory of Australia. Trade in
these weeds and their propagules, either as plants, seeds or
contaminants in other materials is prohibited.
In the Mallee region both Dodder and Thornapple are classified as Restricted weeds, whereas in the North Central
region Dodder is classified as a Restricted weed, and Thornapple as Regionally controlled.
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Potassium Trial Update
Canada: Ontario company launches
made-for-farming drone technology
A potassium trial was conducted this year that followed the
same protocol as the 2014-15 protocol trials. Two different
potassium products were applied at two different rates. The
results from this trial supported the results from the last two
seasons of potassium trials. That is, there was no significant
1-Control
2-High KP 40kg
3-High KP 80kg
4-Carbo K 80kg
5-Carbo K 40kg
Treatment Prob (F)
Tukey's HSD P = 0.05
Yield (t/ha)
119.30
a
119.49
a
118.53
a
111.21
a
116.56
a
0.3853
14.59
Brix
5.03
5.18
5.13
5.10
5.13
0.8601
0.44
a
a
a
a
a
pH
4.49
4.55
4.52
4.52
4.51
0.4678
0.09
a
a
a
a
a
A new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) designed and built in
Ontario specifically for agricultural uses has been launched on
the market. A&L Canada Laboratories of London, Ontario
has developed and equipped the first-of-its kind drone with the
sensors, equipment, and software that will let farmers easily
collect and interpret valuable data that will help them make
good crop and business management decisions.
“We have built a plane that is a full solution – easy to fly, affordable, and with reliable software that works seamlessly,”
explains Greg Patterson, Certified Crop Advisor and President
of A&L Canada Laboratories. “We can have data from a plane
onto a tablet on the edge of the field in 10 minutes.” The company has also developed a multispectral sensor that can fit
either into the UAV it has developed or can be retrofitted into
other drones.
A&L’s multispectral sensor picks up more bandwidths of light
than the currently used infrared sensors, enabling farmers to
collect and extract more data – data that can be used to determine crop yields, identify nutritional disorders in plants, or
detect the presence of disease in a field.
Interesting Snippet from 12th World
Processing Tomato Congress
Maya Shehayeb from Euromonitor International spoke about
“Opportunities in the Tomato Business given our Challenging
Climate”. Interesting points from this presentation included:
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Italy is the key exporter of processed tomatoes, whole
or in pieces to Brazil
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82% of Latin America’s volume in 2015 was consumed by Brazil, Mexico and Argentina
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59% of the Middle Wast and Africa’s volume in 2015
was consumed by Iran, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia
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44% of the Asia Pacific’s volume in 2015 was consumed by China, Indonesia and India
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China’s production is mainly geared towards exports
to Africa and Russia, with 75% of Chinese exports
going to the key growth markets
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Key markets for expansion include Ketchup in India
and Indonesia, Paste and purees in Nigeria and Iran,
Pasta Sauces in Brazil
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Appreciation of US$ is decreasing it’s attractivenedd
to export to EU
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“We’re about selling a technology that is useful to farmers in
gathering crop production data, offering a solution that is practical and easy for anyone to use,” says Patterson. “Not only
does our technology collect data, but we also offer the agronomy support for interpreting that data, which no one else in the
industry currently does.”
A&L Canada began experimenting with UAV technology in
2009, but challenges linked to finding suitable equipment and
reliable software convinced the company to design their own
system from the ground up with the needs of their agricultural
client base in mind.
The beta version of the UAV was on display at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock last September and A&L has
been taking orders for spring 2016 delivery of the units. A&L
is also planning to offer customized data collection services
using UAVs.
The technology will be marketed by Aero Insights Inc., a division of A&L Canada Laboratories. A&L Canada was formed
in 1985 and is Canada’s largest agricultural and environmental
laboratory specializing in soil, plant tissue, fertilizer and water
testing.
Source: Ag Innovation Ontario Publication date: 17/2/2016
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Potential Uses for Tomato Waste
Work is currently occurring across the world in the area of
uses for tomato by-products. A number of ISHS presentations in Chile covered potential uses of tomato by-products.
Currently tomato pomace is generally either disposed of as
animal feed or landfill.
Work conducted in Spain presented by Bermejo, in Chile
demonstrated the potential use of tomato by-products (peel
and seeds) to obtain new Intermediate Food Products (IFPs)
which when mixed with tomato juice resulted in elevated concentrations of fibre and lycopene.
Work is also being conducted in Italy to adopt eco-friendly,
safe and more sustainable packaging for consumers., with
emphasis on the recovery, recycling and upgrading of byproducts. A poster was presented in Chile that discussed the
use of bio-based coating from tomato processing wastes for
use with metal packaging. The poster presented by Montanari
detailed a novel bio-lacquer from tomato skins, where by
cutin is extracted from tomato skins.
Human Health, Wellbeing and
Tomatoes
Recent research by Dr Ruth Edge from The University of
Manchester, together with her colleagues Professor George
Truscott from Keele University and Professors Fritz Boehm &
Christian Witt from Berlin has evaluated the effectiveness of
lycopene at protecting against radiation at the University of
Manchester's Dalton Cumbrian Facility, part of the Dalton
Nuclear Institute.
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The results of the study, published in FEBS Letters, have
shown that lycopene is an effective carotenoid at offering
protection from the damaging effects of gamma radiation,
and that dietary intervention could be useful in efforts to
defend people from these effects.
Read more at MedicalXpress
Gwen Young presented the Commission on Tomatoes and
Health report at the recent WPTC meeting in Chile in
March 2016. This included details of a number of recent
studies, including:
 Study based upon NHANES survey data. Publication:
Nutrition Research January 2016, Dr. G. Han, University of Nebraska found that the mean survival time for
persons with metabolic syndrome is significantly higher
with greater lycopene serum concentration (121mo vs
107)
 A study on the Antioxidant nutrients in plasma of Japanese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma-COPD overlap syndrome, and
bronchial asthma. (A. Ishigami, The Clinical Respiratory
Journal 2016) suggested chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) may develop partly because of oxidative stress derived from a shortage of antioxidant nutrients.
 Lycopene and total carotenoid levels in blood
were significantly lower in COPD subjects.
 Hence possible: lycopene and other antioxidant
nutrients may prevent COPD.
 A study on the effects of tomato juice on male infertility,
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, accepted for
publication in 2016, Y. Yamamoto, K. Aizawaet al, Japan found that regular consumption of tomato juice may
improve sperm motility for infertile patients.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
This project [Australian Processing Tomato Industry Capacity Building Program (TM13007)] project has been funded by
Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited with co-investment from Australian Processing Tomato Research Council Inc. and
funds from the Australian Government. “Tomato Topics” is a quarterly newsletter compiled and edited by Liz Mann,
Industry Development Manager, APTRC Inc., P.O. Box 2293, SHEPPARTON, VIC 3632.
Phone: (03) 5825 4633, Fax: (03) 5825 4725, Mobile: (0427) 857-578, E-mail: lizmann@aptrc.asn.au
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