leafy greens
UC Davis working to develop new varieties of celtuce, a leafy green vegetable
Researchers at UC Davis are working to develop new and improved varieties of celtuce, a leafy green vegetable that plays an important role in Asian cu... continue reading »
Bowery Farming, Unfold announce partnership for new varieties
Vertical farming company Bowery Farming and Unfold, a seed and digital solutions company advancing the vertical farming industry, have formed a partne... continue reading »
Netherlands-based leafy greens vertical farm goes off grid
Future Crops has taken its vertical farm a further step off the grid by shifting to reliance on 100% renewable energy. Harnessing the natural gre... continue reading »

Moisture control pouch by SAVRpak has successful trials in extending produce shelf life
SAVRpak has released a new moisture-control technology that extends the shelf life of fresh produce by up to three times, trials have shown. The Dr... continue reading »
Albaugh acquires Rotam Global in crop protection merger
Albaugh, a crop protection product provider, has completed an acquisition of Rotam Global AgroSciences. The acquisition by the Ankeny, Iowa-based ... continue reading »

Kronen showcases new equipment for avocados, peppers, fruit, vegetables at Fruit Logistica
Kronen showcased numerous new and existing produce processing lines at Fruit Logistica 2022 in Berlin in early April. Although attendee numbers wer... continue reading »

Kalera opening vertical farming leafy greens facility outside Denver
Colorado residents will soon be able to shop local for lettuce and microgreens from vertical farming producer Kalera, thanks to the opening of the com... continue reading »
Listeria outbreak linked to Dole bagged salads traced back to equipment
The FDA, CDC and local partners have concluded their investigation of a listeria outbreak linked to Dole packaged salads in late 2021. A total of 1... continue reading »

Sorter for hydroponically grown leafy greens released by Key Technology
Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces its Veryx digital sorters for fresh cut, hydroponically grown leafy... continue reading »

Gotham Greens to double indoor growing space in 2022
Gotham Greens will double the size of its greenhouse capacity in 2022. The indoor farming company said it will expand from 600,000 square feet of g... continue reading »