Greens
As summer market volatility forces growers to adjust harvest schedules and field acreage, industry leaders call on retailers to help share food safety facts and restore stability ahead of winter planting.
A greenhouse lettuce grower says customer fears cut sales by double digits while foot traffic dropped 20.8% at Taco Bell.
D’Arrigo became the face of the brand at age 3 and served as a strong advocate for the fresh produce industry.
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.
Baby spinach is the first product in this new line, which highlights premium products grown year-round.
Severe drought and unseasonable spring heat in North Carolina are causing significant yield losses for specialty crops like brassicas and berries while simultaneously increasing pest pressures for regional organic growers.
By monitoring wind-speed thresholds and deploying automated thermal irrigation, the producer is turning the unpredictable frost event into a manageable data point.
Olivia’s Organics’ new offerings include organic green leaf and organic red and green leaf products grown in the Northeast.
Christian Bengard, a third-generation family member, brings more than six years of produce sales experience from Well-Pict/Gem-Pack, along with years of exposure within the fresh produce industry.
Greg Cyr will succeed Norma St. Amant who is retiring. San Diego Farms says Cyr brings extensive leadership and will help the company expand.
The company will feature a new spinach offerings and a new addition to their specialty variety line, the Beet Greens blend at IFPA Show.
A study partially funded by the Center for Produce Safety found that water, soil, floors and more are key contamination hotspots for CEA systems.
Recent research partially funded by the Center for Produce Safety shows that, while not perfect, water sanitizers can reduce illness risk.
The indoor farmer’s packaging redesign highlights key benefits of greenhouse-grown greens, including long-lasting freshness and pesticide-free salads.
Danny Bernstein, founder and CEO of The Reservoir, shares how creating a test plot for research and development can help bring more innovation to specialty crops.
This National Salad Month, the company said it is offering a no-wilt solution with a chance to win a year’s supply of lettuce and a $2,500 grocery gift card.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement presented how its coalition of growers are being proactive about product safety through self-imposed practices.
Following a wet start to spring, growers report the Golden State’s leafy green production looks to be on pace to deliver good size and quantity.
Rhode Island government and community leaders joined Viraj Puri, co-founder and CEO of Gotham Greens, Brooklyn, N.Y., in announcing the company’s first urban greenhouse farm in New England.
Fresh greens from Bowery Farming, New York, N.Y., are now available throughout the greater New York area from Peapod and will be offered on AmazonFresh in mid-April.
Jan Berk, chief operating officer of San Miguel Produce, Oxnard, Calif., is the honoree and featured speaker at the United Fresh Produce Association’s Women in Produce event.
Georgia growers who supply mostly retailers say they’re doing fine, but as for foodservice business — well, not so much.
Aries and Megan Haygood bought the farm, but in the best possible sense of the phrase.
Bowery Farming has launched crispy leaf lettuce.
With the way the crops in New Jersey are going, you would hardly know there’s a pandemic.
Leafy-greens-focused traceability pilots being conducted by industry operators now will help reveal insights about industry gaps in traceability.
At the Produce Marketing Association’s virtual Fresh Summit, North Shore Living Herbs + Greens hosted a Zoom video Oct. 15 on how to make craft cocktails with living herbs.