Many food-safety issues could be prevented by radiation technology that was thoroughly researched in the 1950s but never widely applied.
A vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest lettuce in the field has been developed by engineers.
Just how much produce is the agricultural industry leaving in the fields post harvest? The World Wildlife Fund dove into food loss numbers in their recent report, “No Food Left Behind: Underutilized Produce Ripe for Alternative Markets.” The report examines four crops during the 2017-2018 growing season at a set of farms in Florida, New […]
While romaine lettuce production has slowed down for the season in Arizona, the leafy green industry is working diligently with federal agencies to gather accurate information on the recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. “We are concerned about the impact to the country and especially for those who have suffered from this outbreak,” said Arizona Leafy Greens […]
We call it the transition — when the growing season for lettuce and other tender greens shift from California for the spring and summer to Arizona for fall and winter.
It’s well known that protective coverings are used in processing produce, but it’s less known that they’re also used in harvesting.
From a live-birth webcam to farm-to-school pork, an Indiana school is in love with pig farming thanks to their FFA chapter’s ingenuity.
After a concerned consumer reached out to Mann’s Fresh Vegetables about their non-GMO label, the company came back with a surprising answer.