Leafy Greens
Marni Karlin is CEA Food Safety Coalition’s first executive director
The CEA Food Safety Coalition, comprised of leading controlled environment (CEA) leafy greens producers, has named Marni Karlin as the organization's first executive director. A seasoned public affairs expert with an extensive background in the... more »
Regulatory approval given in California for Vacciplant Plant Defense stimulant
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) has granted approval for Vacciplant Plant Defense Stimulant for use in lettuce and grapes. The state's growers now have access to a natural extract that stimulates the crop's natural... more »
LGMA responds to E. coli outbreak potentially linked with romaine lettuce
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) reacted Nov. 1 to an Oct. 31 U.S. Food and Drug Administration release of information about an inactive E. coli outbreak involving 23 illnesses possibly associated with romaine lettuce occurring... more »
Orondis Gold soil fungicide approved for use in Florida
Syngenta Crop Protection's pre-mix formulation of Orondis Gold soil fungicide has been approved for use in the state of Florida. This formulation replaces the current co-pack formulation of Orondis Gold. The registration covers a number... more »
Shenandoah Growers opens indoor BioFarms as certified organic
Rockingham, Virginia-based Shenandoah Growers, which specializes in indoor USDA-certified organic agriculture, has begun harvests at its next-generation BioFarm facilities in Rockingham and Elkwood, Virginia. The company will now grow, pack and ship locally grown, premium quality... more »
Head grower hired at Revolution Farms
Revolution Farms, a large indoor hydroponic greens farm in Caledonia, Michigan has hired Tammam (Tam) Serage as head grower. Serage came to Revolution Farms from Shenandoah Growers in Harrisonburg, Va., where he most recently served... more »
Container-grown greens go commercial
Container-farmed greens took one small step closer to humankind on Monday, 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... more »
FDA, others to study human pathogens in Yuma region leafy greens
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a new initiative with support from the Arizona Department of Agriculture to better understand the ecology of human pathogens in the environment in the Yuma agricultural region.... more »
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