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      <title>Jefferson, Orleans Soil Contamination May Not Be As Serious As Feared</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This manual is intended to help small greenhouse tomato growers in Louisiana and elsewhere grow a successful crop using perlite or pine bark medium. Small growers can produce vine-ripened, high-quality fruit that can be delivered to the local market on the same day of harvest. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Selling Your Greenhouse Tomatoes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Greenhouse tomatoes are about a $2.2 million business in Louisiana, assuming growers can sell what they produce for a profit.  Learn the secrets of turning a profit from your tomatoes. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A simple but accurate way of checking the output of your sprayer is the H 128 method of sprayer calibration. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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