Leafy Vegetables
From harvesting to fertilization, growers continue to improve yield with new technology.
ReLoad, a unique crop protection formula from Belchim USA for control of downy mildew plus other diseases, receives EPA registration.
PlantTape solution could reduce required workers by 80%.
In the years leading up to 2018, leafy greens and romaine saw a surge in sales. In the weeks following the Yuma outbreak, sales dropped in double digits.
Sym-Agro says AVIV is the industry’s first clear, non-staining Bacillus product on the market.
This past year, romaine-related outbreaks hit the leafy green industry hard. Here are the steps it’s taking to ensure a healthy future.
After calling for those in the U.S. food chain to destroy all romaine lettuce last week, FDA and […]
Efforts being made on labeling to show where the lettuce is grown so Arizona and Florida growers can still bring their crop to market.
With the latest romaine-linked foodborne illness outbreak making news, here’s a look back at the three previous outbreaks. […]
After the leafy greens industry took extensive steps to prevent another outbreak following last spring’s deadly Yuma-AZ-linked romaine E. coli scare, the CDC announced a new multistate outbreak is occurring.
More sharp eyes are being turned toward technology aimed at solving challenges in the lettuce and specialty crop industries.
Government agency outlines a number of improvements, similar to what the LGMA is recommending.
Compare these varieties types, color, disease resistances, and other features to find the right one for you.
What you need to know to identify and manage this pest.
The multistate outbreak of the Cyclosporiasis parasite adds to public anxiety around romaine lettuce, which was at the center of other foodborne illnesses recently.
To fulfill the mission of plants growing beyond Earth, Florida grade school students send off unique vegetable varieties with latest SpaceX launch.
The FDA, along with local and state officials, traced the tainted romaine to several farms in the region.
The Centers of Disease Control (CDC) announced four more people have died as a result of the Yuma, AZ-linked E. […]
Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this plant pathogen.