Arkansas Tomato Crop Delayed by Cold Temperatures


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Wed. June 12th, 2013 - by Whit Grebitus

<p>Cold temperatures and wet weather conditionshave set back the Arkansas tomato deal by 10 days so far.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Farmers in Bradley County have yet to harvest their crop; however, it is still expected to make a strong showing, according to THV11.com.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"We had one cold spell after another," said Grower Julie Donnelly.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Donnelly said that when temperatures warm over the next couple of weeks, the green tomatoes will turn plump and red.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"I just get excited about it. It's a lot of hard work, and over the years, we haven't made a lot of money, but that's where the passion comes in," said Donnelly.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow for updates on the crop.<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.thv11.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=268325" target="_new">Arkansas Report</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">