Principles Of Success Propels Grower’s Management Inc. By Frank Giles|November 21, 2012 In 1985, Paul Orsenigo began pursuing a dream on 80 acres of rented pasture land in the Glades […]Read More
Fall Creek Nursery Adding Blackberries and Raspberries to Its Portfolio Posted by Growing Produce Staff|June 11, 2026
European Vegetable Offerings By Richard Crowhurst|November 12, 2012 Every year much of the vegetable growing world descends on the North West of the Netherlands to visit […]
Lettuce Marketing Success Posted by A. J. Bussan|October 10, 2012 Hollandia Produce, a Southern California lettuce grower/packer/shipper, is really into being green. Really green. “Green lettuce grown in […]
New California Leafy Greens Website Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 1, 2012 In an effort to provide a resource on leafy greens food safety for a wide range of audiences, […]
New Device Makes Cleaning Leafy Greens Easier Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 18, 2012 A simple and inexpensive device to wash leafy produce may provide a convenient way for small farmers to […]
Washing Away Lettuce Pathogens By David Eddy|June 12, 2012 Besides the traditional chlorine wash, produce companies have for years sought a better way to clean lettuces and […]
New Lettuce Variety On The Horizon Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 9, 2012 Misionero Vegetables and Seminis Vegetable Seeds are teaming up to bring consumers Frescada, a new U.S.-grown lettuce that […]
LGMA Focuses On Global Food Safety Initiative Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 2, 2012 As part of its strategic plan for 2012 and beyond, the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) has […]
Fungicide Receives Supplemental Labeling In Lettuce, Peppers By Growing Produce Staff|April 4, 2012 EPA accepted an expanded label for Dithane F-45 that allows vegetable growers to use the fungicide for control […]
Pest Of The Month: Alternaria Leaf Spot of Cabbage By Gene McAvoy|March 1, 2012 Identification In addition to cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, collards, mustards, and other brassicas are commonly infected. Alternaria also can […]
Pest Of The Month: Bottom Rot of Lettuce By Gene McAvoy|January 2, 2012 Identification The first symptom noticed is usually wilting of the outer leaves. Infected plants have sunken, reddish-brown lesions […]
New Lettuce Looms Large By David Eddy|October 13, 2011 To understand Eazyleaf, the new range of lettuce varieties from Enza Zaden, you first have to understand that […]
Vision Systems Optimize Performance By Rosemary Gordon|May 25, 2011 The future is now, and mechanized harvesting is the way of the future. Just ask someone involved in […]
USDA Requesting Comment On Creation Of National Leafy Green Marketing Agreement By Growing Produce Staff|April 27, 2011 The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is requesting comment on the creation of a voluntary National Leafy Green […]
Get the Drop on Downy Mildew of Lettuce By Gene McAvoy|January 25, 2011 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this disease.
New Lettuce Lines Offer Improved Shelflife, Disease Resistance By Growing Produce Staff|January 20, 2011 In an effort to control economic losses to California and Arizona’s vital lettuce industry, scientists are being challenged […]
Project Aims To Increase The Safety Of Organic Leafy Greens By Growing Produce Staff|November 11, 2010 A USDA-funded project at the University of Arizona is designed to increase the safety and quality of organic […]
Hearne Produce Grows By Meeting Demand By Paul Rusnak|July 1, 2010 Building on a good thing and making it better is not as easy as it sounds. One wrong […]
Leafy Greens Food Safety Price Jumps By David Eddy|January 1, 2010 It probably doesn’t come as a surprise to most vegetable growers, especially those who grow leafy greens, that many […]
Scare Tactics Gone Wrong By Rosemary Gordon|November 1, 2009 The fresh produce industry certainly doesn’t need any more bad publicity. We’ve seen too many headlines and we’ve […]
