Leafy Greens
Lettuce fed to starving Cape Canaveral manatees
Florida manatees are again dining on lettuce as part of a push to slow the starvation deaths of the threatened aquatic species. An experimental feeding program at a warm-water power plant near Cape Canaveral is... more »
Field of Machines: Automation eases some tasks, but focus is on harvest
FRESNO, Calif. – As Congress prepares yet again to consider agriculture labor reform through the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, dozens of autonomous sprayers, weeders and cultivators are entering fields, orchards and vineyards every day in... more »
Tanimura & Antle celebrates 40th anniversary
On Nov. 10, 1982, two families who migrated to the Salinas Valley chasing the California dream shook hands and established a company that would impact the fresh produce and agriculture industry forever. Built upon a... more »
Salinas Valley farmers hit by lettuce virus
A virus spread by insects is causing widespread damage to lettuce crops in the Salinas Valley, the renowned Salad Bowl that provides more than one-half of America’s lettuce. According to growers and researchers, impatiens necrotic... more »
CEA Food Safety Coalition expands mission
The CEA Food Safety Coalition, founded in 2019 to develop industrywide food safety standards for indoor leafy greens growers, is expanding its mission to serve the broader needs of all controlled environment food growers. “With... more »
USDA awards $3.77million grant for CEA research
The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) is leading a research and development project to help greenhouse growers create the most ideal growing environment using real-time data and climate optimization... more »
New report estimates Hurricane Ian damage
Hurricane Ian caused up to $1.8 billion in losses to Florida agriculture production and infrastructure, according to an Oct. 24 report from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). While the damage estimate... more »
CPS funds 14 new research projects
To help answer the fresh produce industry’s most urgent food safety questions, the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) is funding 14 research projects. Valued at $3.9 million, the projects are designed to answer industry questions... more »
