A tomato from a Pepperell farm that tipped the scales at more than 2.8 pounds was among the big winners at the annual Massachusetts tomato contest.
BOSTON — A tomato from a Pepperell farm that tipped the scales at more than 2.8 pounds was among the big winners at the annual Massachusetts tomato contest.
The Aussie variety tomato from Kimball Fruit Farm took first place in the heaviest tomato category during the competition at Boston's City Hall Plaza on Monday.
Runners-up included a nearly 2.7 pound tomato from Concord's Macone Farm and one that came off the vine at about 2.4 pounds from Red Fire Farm in Montague.
In other categories, top prize for cherry tomatoes went to E. Cecchi Farms in Agawam.
State agriculture officials say Massachusetts farms produce more than 5.4 million pounds of tomatoes each year with a crop value of $10.8 million.