<p>Houweling’s Tomatoes is announcing that it will build a new, environmentally friendly greenhouse tomato farm in Juab County, Utah that will create more than 280 new jobs.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Casey Houweling tells AndNowUKnow that the initial phase will produce over 27 million lbs annually of fresh market tomatoes, 46% of the Utah market and 10% of the fresh tomato market within a 500 mile radius.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img width="500px" class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/casey.jpg" alt="Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Houweling’s Announce Plan to Build New Greenhouse " /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">With 28.3 acres of annual crop yield and an equivalent of over 900 field acres, this greenhouse will utilize a hydroponic, soilless growing method which conserves water and minimizes pest and disease pressures. Computer controlled plant management will boost production and lower operating costs.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The Utah facility is going to use state of the art climate control and sustainability technology, according to a press release. It will also be heated with waste heat from a nearby natural gas-fired electrical generation facility, which will enable Houweling to operate with a minimized carbon footprint. The facility will also utilize waste CO2 from the power plant.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"Houweling’s Tomatoes will positively impact the rural community of Juab County through its expansion and green practices," said Spencer P. Eccles, Executive Director for the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. "It is encouraging to see a company come to Utah that is innovating and implementing eco-friendly operations."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">$79 million in capital investment will be required to complete the entire project, which will be carried out in two phases.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img width="500px" class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/1outside_greenhouse.jpg" alt="Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Houweling’s Announce Plan to Build New Greenhouse " /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"My passion is growing fresh, great tasting tomatoes. I am excited at the opportunity to bring this to the people of Utah. Our farm will not only offer great employment opportunities in Juab County, it will ensure that the people of Utah can enjoy locally grown, fresh, delicious tomatoes 365 days a year," says Casey Houweling, President and CEO. "I would also like to express our sincere appreciation to PacifiCorp Energy and Rocky Mountain Power for their patience, persistence and can-do spirit in helping us move this project along over the last two years. As far as we are aware, this is the first commercial scale operation in the world that will pull both heat and CO2 directly from a power plant."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.houwelings.com/" target="_new"> Houweling’s Tomatoes </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
