Leafy Vegetables
The pest is expected to be a problem through December.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement’s revised website provides food safety news and resources.
In California, Salinas and Gonzales were hit hard by the foxglove aphid, leaving some lettuce fields unmarketable.
The California grower now offers George T’s Colossal Romaine Heart, in honor of the company’s founder, George Tanimura.
Called Kalettes, the product was developed by Tozer Seeds in England and will debut in the U.S. in the fall.
Learn how to ID, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this vegetable pest.
Results from DNA fingerprinting identify new strains of black rot in New York annually, and the new strains are the predominant ones each year.
An unusual soil pest and drought conditions present unique challenges for California growers.
A Purdue University study shows that treating food products with bacteriophages, which are viruses that kill bacteria, may significantly lower concentrations of E. coli.
California field studies on E. coli and Salmonella will lead to better food safety policies.
Recommendations for growers to improve thinning in lettuce varieties using automated thinners.
See several predictions that may end up on your plate in the coming year.
Browse through more than 150 of the latest varieties from the nation’s leading seed breeders and distributors.
USDA issued a federal register notice terminating the proposal to create the National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement.
Longtime vegetable entomologist looking to grow cooperative efforts for research as interim director of UF/IFAS Everglades facility.
Learn more about this season extension technique at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Batavia, NY.
California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement says its food safety program not only meets the proposed requirements of FSMA, but it exceeds the requirements of the new law.
Leading seed companies highlight high-performance varieties suited for Florida’s growers.
Growers Express introduces the lettuce under the Green Giant Fresh brand.