Agricultural Business Development: Dairy Specialist Los Banos, CA The Company The Morning Star Company and its affiliates operate three tomato processing facilities in Central California, processing 35% to 40% of the California processing tomato crop, in addition to tomato transplanting, harvesting and trucking operations. Work with others to negotiate and contract with growers, specifying pricing, tonnage, and other terms and conditions for the purchase of tomatoes and the sale of transplants and transplanting and harvesting services.