Vegetables

Spinach among Amazon’s best-selling delivered groceries

Online sales giant Amazon recently released U.S.-only seasonal and year-end highlights of data from its shoppers in what it said was a record-breaking year and holiday season. Spinach was among the best-selling items for grocery... more »

Watermelon powder found healthy in mice study

Eating watermelon in the form of powdered supplements helped adult obese mice avoid some detrimental health effects of an unhealthy diet, according to a new Oregon State University study. The study is published in the Journal of... more »

14M pounds of celery sold week of the big game

Football season is crunch time for consumers – with celery selling exceptionally well. “Purchase data has shown us that nearly 14 million pounds of celery is sold during the week of the big game,” said... more »

Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association names leaders

The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association (PAIA) announces the election of the association Chairmen for 2020-2021. The chairmen are voted upon by association membership to a two-year term. The Co-Chairmen were announced by Priscilla Lleras-Bush, PAIA... more »

Carolina Strongback beats nematodes, fusarium

Carolina Strongback’s the name. Protecting melons is the game. A watermelon tough enough to handle the fusarium wilt and soil nematodes has been bred by scientists from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Clemson... more »

Container-grown greens go commercial

Container-farmed greens took one small step closer to humankind on Sept. 30, as a large west Michigan foodservice distributor and a Brooklyn, New York-based urban ag startup announced a partnership. Square Roots showed off basil... more »

LG to debut indoor gardening appliance for greens and herbs

LG Electronics (LG) will unveil an indoor gardening appliance... more »

Horticultural specialties, organic growers surveyed

The 2019 Census of Horticultural Specialties and the 2019 Organic Survey are both underway now and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is asking those who receive questionnaires to respond quickly... more »