…for the home market is different than packing it for some salad-bar restaurant, where you may sell them a 50-pound bag of lettuce not a two-pound bag of lettuce,” Sumner…
Tips for Growing Warmer Container Vegetables
…keep the plant growing upright. If it’s leafy greens you want, you can either plant lettuce seeds in seed-starting trays and transplant them to larger pots or scatter them lightly…
Delicious Leafy Greens to Grow in Your Garden
…your garden this year. Lettuce is mostly water, but it provides vitamins A, C, K and minerals like calcium folate and potassium. It’s easy to grow your own at home…
Dealing with Chickens When They Get Bored
…such things as chicken swings, refillable treat balls, or letting them go to town on fresh fruits and veggies, such as a head of lettuce. Chickens can be picky with…
Market Disruptions: ‘We’re Not Out of It by Any Stretch’
…of issues for the supply chain struggling to adapt its infrastructure. Some agricultural commodities have been impacted more than others in the wake of the drastically altered markets. “Lemons, lettuce,…
New FDA Plan for Leafy Greens Food Safety
…outbreaks of E. coli related to romaine lettuce over the past few years, FDA is taking action to bolster efforts to prevent continued outbreaks. The 2020 Leafy Greens STEC Action…
Growing the Golden Child of the Vegetable World
…biennials, though typically grown as annuals. The best plants to plant alongside parsnips include: lettuce, sage, rosemary, peas, peppers, garlic, radish, and potato. It takes about 16 weeks for parsnips…
After Almost Two Months, Romaine Advisory Finally Lifted
Consumers can again buy romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley without worry, according to officials. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially lifted the romaine advisory to consumers about…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 11-27-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering more details on the Romaine lettuce outbreak stemming from…
Latest Romaine Recall Expands Over E. coli Concerns
…CDC issued an advisory not to consume romaine lettuce products that originated from Salinas. “If romaine lettuce does not have labeling information for its growing area or the source cannot…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 11-25-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering a romaine lettuce outbreak, the USMCA, and the SGMA…
Romaine E. coli Scare Before Thanksgiving…Again
…romaine, and packages of precut lettuce and salad mixes which contain romaine, including baby romaine, spring mix, and Caesar salad“. Fresh romaine lettuce on display at local grocery store. Credit:…
Double Food Harvest Growing Sweet Potato Vines
…growth before they can be harvested. Sweet potatoes are a tropical plant, so in the summer, when your lettuce is wilting and your spinach is bolting, these greens will still…
World’s First True Red Spinach Variety Released
…consumption. The red color in spring mixes is currently provided by red lettuce, radicchio or chard. Red spinach will give processors another choice,” said ARS research geneticist Beiquan Mou, who developed…