The Kingsville, Ontario-based company said the new offering will make its debut at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure event, set for March 7-9 in Tampa, Fla.
A recent Wall Street Journal article titled The Airline Safety Revolution caught my eye and should be required reading for the leafy greens industry and our food safety regulators.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said May 11 it will collect and test samples of lettuce grown in California’s Salinas Valley from local commercial coolers from May through November 2021.
Updating LGMA’s required food safety practices is an involved process that seeks input from scientists, food safety experts and the public. No other entity is capable of making widespread change as quickly as we can.
Let’s face it, Bill Marler has made a lot of money telling a story in which young children are the victims, lettuce farmers are the villains and he plays the hero.
South Bend, Ind.-based Pure Green Farms is now producing and distributing four new leafy green varieties to select Kroger stores, according to a news release.
Owatonna, Minn.-based Revol Greens invented a plant-based, organic fertilizer, Plant Fed, which is behind its new line of certified organic Spring Mix, Green & Red Duo and Romaine Crunch lettuce products.
Now available from Salinas, Calif.-based Church Brothers Farms is a new foodservice pack of the company’s Little Gem lettuce, marketed under the SweetHearts brand.
The California LGMA and the Produce Marketing Association have responded to the Food and Drug Administration's update on a fall 2020 E. coli outbreak linked to leafy greens.
Cornucopia Farms Inc. (CFI), a Marietta, Ga.-based early-stage company, is pleased to announce that construction has commenced on the expansion of its greenhouse hydroponic farm.
Pummelo, oranges and strawberries carried the top three spots on PMG for the third week in a row, while lettuce rose three places to No. 4, and apples gained four spots to complete the top 5.
Pummelos, oranges and strawberries maintained the top three spots on PMG the week of Jan. 11, but mandarins rose from No. 11 the previous week to No. 4, and cabbage, previously No. 12, moved up to the No. 5 spot.
A recent report on controlled-environment agriculture shows that greenhouse and vertical and indoor farm growers are overwhelmingly optimistic about 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic is yesterday’s news. Unfortunately, it also is the reality today and for many tomorrows, according to panelists at the Dec. 16 Produce Marketing Association’s Virtual Town Hall.
Hydroponic living lettuce grower Pete’s, Carpinteria, Calif., is launching Greenhouse Fresh, a line of packaged salads that highlights sustainability practices at the company.
Hydroponic vertical farming company Kalera, Orlando, Fla., is planning to begin construction on a production facility in Seattle in 2021, which joins a growing list of expansions the company plans next year.
While COVID continues to change the landscape of consumer behavior, including holiday traditions and family gatherings, data suggests the herb category is surging in sales during this season.
Investigations into foodborne illness outbreaks could be streamlined and conducted more effectively when supply chain partners provide extended product information during tracebacks.
Produce Marketing Association has announced a pair of virtual meetings to discuss the current state of produce safety in the industry which includes discussion of outbreaks in leafy greens and proposed FDA regulation.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture study on SmartWash Solutions’ Boost, a patent-pending treatment for iceberg and romaine lettuce before washing, shows the treatment is effective in killing E. coli.
New York-based Bowery Farming donated $20,000 to the Maryland Food Bank through a commitment based on the Mid-Atlantic sales of its crispy leaf lettuce.
Carrots, potatoes, lettuce, onions and tomatoes were among the top 10 categories by volume in the third-quarter Organic Produce Performance Report released Oct. 21 by the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners.
Vertical farming company Kalera, Orlando, Fla., has hired Marc Jennings as vice president of foodservice sales and Mark Gagnon as vice president of sales for retail accounts.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has launched a website, lettuceinfo.org, as the ultimate resource on “everything you need to know about lettuce and leafy greens.”
