Film begins with instructions on how to garner and prepare tomato seeds for planting, before focusing on the seed germination process and how to cultivate a good crop of seedlings.
The seedlings are then uprooted and planted in larger fields. Manual and semi-automatic seedling planting techniques are shown using different types of machinery.
When fully grown the tomatoes are picked and packed into wooden crates. Film details the correct picking and packing process.
Finally, the tomatoes are taken to a factory, where they are pulped and made into tomato sauce.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1005520
Language
English
Audience classification
Exempt
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia - Safety aspects
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm life - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm management - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit - Diseases and pests
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fruit trade - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fruit
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Copy
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation