Leafy Greens
18-pound cabbage wins Ontario competition
Tradition runs deep at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, and the Creighton... more »
Marrone receives EPA approval for novel biofungicide
Marrone Bio Innovations, (NASDAQ:MBII) (MBI), a provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, has received EPA approval for its newest biological fungicide, Stargus. This... more »
Harvanta 50SL gives growers option for insect control
Summit Agro USA's Harvanta 50SL insecticide has received EPA approval and is now available to U.S. vegetable growers for use on fruiting vegetables, cucurbits, leafy vegetables and brassica (cole) vegetables. Diamondback... more »
Duncan Family Farms expands operation into New York state
Buckeye, Ariz.-based Duncan Family Farms has established operations in New York’s Monroe County. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced that Duncan Family Farms, a leading organic grower in the United States, has expanded... more »
AeroFarms gets grant to help quality of leafy greens
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), a nonprofit organization established through bipartisan congressional support in the 2014 Farm Bill, announced a Seeding Solutions grant awarded to AeroFrms, an indoor vertical farming company with... more »
LGMA updates metrics to align with Produce Safety Rule
Some six months before compliance with the new Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule is required on all U.S. produce farms, the California and Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements (LGMA) have updated their required... more »
LGMA honors California ag secretary
The California leafy greens community recently met in Salinas to recognize those responsible for creating the public-partnership formed ten years ago under the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA). “It’s not often that a group... more »
Large New Hampshire greenhouse operation gets USDA loan
A business that wants to build two hydroponic greenhouses in New Hampshire's North Country to get tomatoes and salad greens more quickly to New England supermarkets has received $25 million from USDA. North Country... more »