helioCORE greenhouse light control system recognized by ag engineers
An LED grow light control system helioCORE has been recognized by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers with a 2019 AE50 awar... more »
Oregon’s Cook Family Farms featured in video series
Oregon’s Cook Family Farms and NORPAC Foods recently were featured in a video series produced by the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI). A... more »
Large to small growers move crops with Farm-to-School movement
Providence Farm is a small vegetable-and-livestock operation in Michigan’s Antrim County, with a community supported agriculture (CSA) program a... more »
Focus on Florida Strawberries
The 9th North American Strawberry Symposium and the 2019 American Strawberry Growers Association Annual Meeting were held Feb. 3-6 in Orlando, Florida... more »
FDA issues final report on E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannis commented Feb. 13 on the agency's final report from its investigation of the Nov... more »
The 2019 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention
The 2019 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention ran Jan. 29 - 31 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Roughly 2,400 fruit, vegetable... more »
Weather, varieties, labor keep Sundance Farms alert
Jacqueline Vazquez-Celaya believes she gravitated to the management of a 400-acre California strawberry growing operation through “dumb luck.” But... more »
United Fresh names marketing/communication leader
United Fresh recently promoted Mary Coppola to Vice President, Marketing & Communications, and announced the creation of a new supporting role... more »
Georgia onion growers must to be proactive with fungicides
Georgia’s Vidalia onion crop is planted and looks “promising,” according to Chris Tyson, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension’s are... more »
Food safety expert Komar joins the California LGMA staff
California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) is pleased to announce that Greg Komar has been hired as the organization’s new Technical Directo... more »
