Vegetables
Available nationwide for a limited time, the mix includes a blend of red and green oak, red and green chard, lolla rossa, and red and green leaf lettuces.
Broccoli isn’t the only cruciferous vegetables worth merchandising, broccoli’s cousins — broccolini, romanesco, broccoli rabe and cauliflower — can enliven wet racks and provides shoppers an array of options.
From regenerative soil practices and AI-driven packing sheds to nationwide roasting roadshows, top growers and distributors reveal the logistical and marketing machinery driving the expanding coastal demand for New Mexico’s signature summer crops.
Driven by targeted influencer partnerships, recipe showcases and multichannel advertising, the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board’s marketing efforts generated millions of impressions to connect modern shoppers with local growers and boost retail engagement.
After weathering a volatile winter, this year’s Vidalia onion crop has proven its hardiness through expert field management and innovative technology, ensuring that Georgia’s officially protected sweet onions will be ready for arrival.
The study, which examined the nutritional composition of both AeroFarms Micro Broccoli and mature broccoli florets, confirmed that AeroFarms Micro Broccoli offers up to 35 times more nutrient density per ounce than mature broccoli florets for specific vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.
A fresh collaboration between Vegetables by Bayer and DNO Produce is bringing broccoli stems to school cafeterias, aiming to make nutritious vegetables more appealing and fun.
Peru’s year-round production represents almost a third of the supply of a vegetable that more and more Americans are buying.
While this year’s crop might be smaller, growers have a positive outlook on how things are shaping up in the field.
Consumer education, creative packaging and retail promotions are among the tools helping elevate onions in the produce aisle.
The contamination was discovered after samples collected from a store in Buffalo, N.Y., were analyzed by the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Laboratory, revealing the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in some 200-gram packages of Enoki mushrooms.
There are five producer-member seats and alternatives available for two-year terms beginning Aug. 1.
As spring approaches, California growers and suppliers share insights into production trends, consumer demand and industry innovations for seasonal vegetables.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1 1/9-bushel cartons of jumbos in late August from western North Carolina sold for $8-10.35 for jumbos and extra large.
This restaurant has lettuce growing on the walls.
DENVER — A year ago, Potatoes USA members started a new campaign to market potatoes as a performance food. A year later, they confirmed that’s the right track.
Lipman Family Farms, which touts itself as North America’s largest grower of field tomatoes, has entered into an agreement to buy greenhouse grower Huron Produce.
Grimmway Farms President Jeff Huckaby joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and other ag leaders on March 19 to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
Ending a long-standing tomato suspension agreement could harm consumers in the U.S. and encourage retaliation by Mexico, one advocate for the deal says.
The U.S. tomato trade in 2018 leaned heavily toward imports over exports by a ratio of 20 to 1, the latest trade statistics show.
The National Potato Council has promoted Kam Quarles to chief executive officer.
Fed by a consumer juicing craze, prices for fresh celery have soared to historic highs close to $70 per carton and could remain strong for weeks — perhaps months.
Under the weight of two E. coli outbreak investigations linked to romaine lettuce — one leading to a six-day hiatus of all romaine sales — overall lettuce per capita availability was off about 20% in 2018, according to a new report.
Onions can be found in most households, with nearly 67% of customers purchasing onions in 2018, according to Fresh Trends 2019.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Painful changes are coming soon in how Mexican tomatoes are sold to U.S. importers.
Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 1 ½ tons of marijuana in a fresh broccoli shipment as it crossed into the U.S. in Texas.
Four in 10 consumers polled by The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2020 consumer research study said they purchased bell peppers in the past 12 months.
Fresh carrots from South Korea have been approved for shipment to the U.S.