…Product Specialist, and Sonja Begemann, Marketing Global Digital Leader, highlighting Syngenta’s latest trials in leafy greens and brassicas. Syngenta Vegetable Seeds: Advancing Lettuce and Melon Varieties in Salinas Justin Goodwin…
California Trucking Rules Under Fire: EPA Pushback
…lettuce production. While Yuma promotes itself as producing 90% of the nation’s winter leafy greens, growers in Imperial Valley point out that much of the produce is still grown in…
Custom Produce’s Growth Story: Ted Torosian
…melons to peppers and grapes — though they leave leafy greens to other regions. Freight and packaging are major parts of the business. By brokering transportation and breaking pallets to…
Innovation and Ingenuity in the Desert: Yuma, Arizona’s Role in Feeding America
…essential winter farming partner for California. Known as the winter leafy greens capital of the U.S., Yuma produces 90% of the nation’s leafy greens between November and April, and today’s…
Yuma, Arizona: Winter Lettuce Capital Powering Ag Innovation
…efforts span across key agricultural regions, including Yuma, Arizona and California’s Salinas Valley. One notable partner is Tanimura & Antle, one of the most respected vegetable and leafy greens growers…
Stuart Woolf on California Ag Policy: “We’re Driving Farmers Out”
…Ag Elsewhere As Chairman of Western Growers Association, Woolf represents the people and companies behind much of America’s leafy greens and specialty crops. And many of them are leaving. “So…
Fresh Vegetable Availability Drops, But Onions and Tomatoes Hold Strong
…significantly higher than 1990 levels (up from 6 pounds to 17 pounds in the 2020s). Despite the dip, long-term data shows a pivot away from iceberg toward more nutrient-rich leafy…
Grant Funding Available Through USDA Programs
…as berries, tree nuts, and leafy greens, contribute significantly to the U.S. agricultural economy. SCBGP funding supports research, production improvements, food safety measures, and promotional efforts designed to increase the…
The Growing Edge: Double-Edged Sword of Central Coast Weather
…nurture wine grapes and leafy greens, they also create the perfect storm for diseases like downy mildew, powdery mildew, and bunch rot. Examples of downy and powdery mildew on a…
Plenty Ag is Closing its Compton, California Facility
…Compton farm was backed by a $400 million investment from Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart Inc., which included an agreement for Plenty to supply leafy greens to Walmart stores in California. I’m…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 12-10-24
…sector, mentioning the volatility of leafy greens and the market conditions for potatoes. The episode concludes with an in-depth analysis of the tree nuts industry, particularly walnuts and almonds, noting…
New Insecticide and Biofungicide Solutions Highlighted at CAPCA Conference
…strawberries, and leafy vegetables. It offers zero-day pre-harvest intervals (PHI) and a four-hour re-entry interval (REI), making it convenient for growers who need flexibility in their spraying schedules. Overall, both…
Addressing INSV in Leafy Greens Has Been A Herculean Effort
The effort to try and mitigate the impacts of impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) has been a tremendous undertaking in recent years. VP of Environmental Science and Resources at Braga…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 07-09-24
…in leafy greens. Tune in for this and more of the day’s agriculture news. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina…