Category: Leafy Greens
How D’Arrigo Bros. blends 100-year heritage, high-tech to grow leafy greens across the west
D’Arrigo Bros. grows leafy greens on more than 40,000 acres. Learn how this family farm honors its heritage while building towards its future.
2025 USDA vegetable crop report: Record yields, lower prices and mixed markets
USDA released its 2025 December vegetable crop report. Check it out to get a snapshot of where several crops stand heading into 2026.
Meet the 2025 Michigan Master Farmers: Fusilier Family Farms, Sarah Black
The Michigan Vegetable Council Master Farmer and Master Farmer Associate Awards have been handed out. Find out who won.
Organic Grower: Mechanical advances help target weeds in organic vegetable farm setting
MSU recently held an organic weed management field day. Read about insights participants gained from the event.
New Syngenta foliar insecticides garner EPA approval
A new Syngenta insecticide 12 years in the making has cleared another regulatory hurdle. Learn which crops it’s labeled for use on.
Hydroponic farming: Great Lakes Growers’ sustainable lettuce growing
Great Lakes Growers grows leafy greens and herbs. Read how the Ohio greenhouse grower works to grow sustainable hydroponics.
UF new host for major plant breeding accelerator program
UF is the new host for a major plant breeding accelerator program. Learn what crops could benefit from the research.
Full Belly Farm balances the practical with the ecological
Full Belly Farms mixes the practical with the environment. Read how the northern California organic farm successfully grows vegetables.
Enza Zaden releases lettuce varieties with downy mildew resistance
Enza Zaden has released lettuce varieties with downy mildew resistance.Read more about how the varieties can help combat downy mildew.
From seed to store
It’s local for a Florida grower. Read more about Oakes Farms’ Seed to Store philosophy.
Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention farm, market tour
The Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention included a tour. Read about the tour’s visits to Pennsylvania farms and farm markets.
Cattail Organics grows success through organic farming practices
Cattail Organics thrives in Washington, showcasing organic vegetable farming through soil health, high tunnels and sustainable practices.
Chicago farm market’s success
Goebbert’s Farm, a northwest Chicago suburb farm market operation, has been selling fruits and vegetables since 1948.
GFVGA leader Charles Hall dies
Charles Hall, former executive director of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA), has died. Read more about his legacy.
Edible Garden partnering with James Beard winning chef to highlight produce
Edible Garden, a greenhouse and hydroponic producer, is partnering with a chef to promote fresh produce.
UF: escarole and endive can elevate holiday feasts
As Thanksgiving approaches, ushering in the holiday season, horticulture experts at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) are touting bountiful insights about two nutritious leafy vegetables set to elevate festive meals and home gardens this year: escarole and endive.
Thanksgiving organic vegetable prices expected to be higher in 2024
Lower-than-usual supply means consumers may be paying more for organic celery and other favorite November ingredients—with a few ‘sweet’ exceptions.
Arizona leafy greens month celebrated
To mark the start of their harvest, Arizona growers and shippers are celebrating the 12th annual Arizona Leafy Greens Month.
Growing media influences how plant health is managed in hydroponic production
Hydroponics is a way of growing plants without soil, but that doesn’t mean it is all media- less. Media is often used as a way to stabilize plants and provide a place for root development.
UF researchers examine science-backed fertilization rates
Years of University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) research yields in science-backed crop fertilization rates are being realized.