Category: Leafy Greens
Good news: Food safety concerns drive more shoppers to local farms, farmers markets
Farmers market vendors have sold out of greens earlier than usual as shoppers look for alternatives to conventional retail outlets.
Research breakthrough? Liquid clay boosts romaine lettuce yields in California field trials
Following the romaine trials, the company is expanding testing to a commercial onion field and conducting additional specialty crop evaluations.
Reservoir Farms brings its ag tech research incubator to Yuma
The site opens Oct. 1 and provides startups with 500 acres for testing automation and other technologies in commercial desert vegetable production
UF/IFAS researchers identify gene that could boost broccoli nutrition
A gene that dramatically increases glucosinolate production could eventually improve the nutritional value of broccoli, cabbage, kale and other brassicas.
New Reservoir program lowers barriers for ag robotics, AI startups
Reservoir Farms launches a free tier that gives startups, researchers and innovators access to on-farm testing and commercialization support.
Sunshine, strawberries and local finds: Northeast Ohio farm market photo tour
Grab your sunglasses and hit the road with us for a quick photo tour around Northeast Ohio farm markets.
How Salad Days Farm thrives with organic farming, direct sales
Certified organic grower Maggie Dungan shares how Salad Days Farm builds soil, community and value-added products.
Syngenta intros INSV-resistant romaine lettuce variety ‘Renegade’
Syngenta introduces Renegade, a romaine variety with resistance to INSV, expanding grower options for disease pressure in Salinas Valley.
Where it’s made: Oxbo opens harvester factory in Western New York
Oxbo is opening a new manufacturing facility in Bergen focused on designing and building equipment for specialty crop farmers.
Future-proofing specialty crops: Penn State advances strategies for climate resilience
Vegetable crops face mounting climate stress. Learn how researchers develop innovations in breeding and tech to protect yields and quality.
All about high tunnels: On-farm abiotic conditions research
Understanding temperature swings, humidity and shoulder-season gains in high tunnel production. Read on for best practices.
UF scientists advance lettuce breeding to combat disease, heat stress
Researchers are developing disease-resistant lettuce to combat heat and crop losses. Learn how new varieties could impact your operation.
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.