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Haven Greens opens Canada’s first fully automated leafy greens greenhouse  

- General News
Momentum is building at Haven Greens as the company announces the opening of phase one of Canada’s first fully automated leafy greens greenhouse, marking a major step toward full-scale production.

Desert weather to cause quality issues for leafy greens in February

- General News
Although the higher temperatures will aid plant growth that had stalled after three weeks of strong winds and morning freeze events, Markon inspectors still expect to see quality challenges through February.

BrightFarms opens its first greenhouse in Texas

- General News
BrightFarms, a national leader in the indoor farming industry, today announced the opening of its first greenhouse in Texas, bringing its fresh, locally grown leafy greens to the South Central and Southwest for the first time.

Arizona starts leafy greens season

- General News
To celebrate the start of harvest Arizona growers and shippers are celebrating the 12th annual Arizona Leafy Greens Month. 

Local Bounti expands distribution with Sam’s Club

- General News
Local Bounti Corporation, a breakthrough U.S. indoor agriculture company, today announced that it has expanded distribution with its customer, Sam's Club, for its leafy greens production with service commencing from the Company's recently opened CEA facility in Mount Pleasant, Texas.

CPS study gauges pathogen risks from ‘forward processing’

- General News
Based on recently completed research led by Xiangwu Nou, Ph.D., with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, the forward- and source-processing practices did not yield significantly different risks for the survival and growth of E. coli O157:H7 under laboratory simulation.

On the horizon: quinoa leafy greens

- Analysis
Many people are familiar with quinoa, whose seeds are used as a kind of grain; it is rapidly becoming incorporated into mainstream diets. But has anyone heard of eating quinoa greens?

Church Brothers names VP of packaging procurement

- General News
Church Brothers Farms today announced that Amelia Firme has joined the company as vice president of packaging procurement

Little Leaf Farms CEO to keynote Indoor Ag-Con

- General News
Paul Sellew, Founder and CEO of Little Leaf Farms, will give the opening keynote address at Indoor Ag-Con in March

Fresh Express launches wellness challenge

- General News
Fresh Express invites consumers to commit to a 30-day online and social campaign that supports wellness intentions for the new year