Vegetables

The automated thinner represents a total leap forward in taking a crop which has been highly dependent on hand labor and allowing the machine to do the work, says vegetable specialist Richard Smith of the University of California Cooperative Extension....More

Ten additional caucus members expand specialty grower’s interest as farm bill debate continues....More

Researchers with New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute, working in cooperation with researchers in South Korea, have completed a high-resolution draft of the chile pepper genome. This is the first time the scientific feat has been performed with chile. The announcement was made recently at the New Mexico Chile Conference...More

Under this regulation, covered facilities must “establish and implement hazard analysis and risk-based preventative controls for human food” that are similar to the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) rules that are in effect for meat slaughter and processing plants whose activities are regulated by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)....More

Encouraging data gathered by the California Leafy Greens Research Program (CLGRP) suggests the pendulum on U.S. leafy green consumption is swinging higher, including spinach and spring mix....More