Little Leaf Farms Doubles Greenhouse Growing Capacity and Expands Across East Coast

September 16, 2020 Little Leaf Farms

“It’s been a long time coming, but we have been outselling our competitors in all the major supermarkets for years,” said Paul Sellew, founder and CEO of Little Leaf Farms which has expanded from five to 10 acres in five years.

Washington Apples Expecting Lighter Crop Volume

September 16, 2020 Washington Apple Commission

Since the time of the initial estimate, extreme windstorms, wildfires on the West Coast, and more accurate reporting of crop load on the trees as harvest progressed, suggest a lighter total crop volume for the 2020-21 apple harvest.

Lef Farms Keeps Front-Line Workers Happy and Healthy With a Quarter Million Dollars in Food Donations

September 16, 2020 lef Farms

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, New Hampshire-based lef Farms continues to do its part by providing hard-working front-line healthcare workers across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey with more than $ 250,000 in baby greens over the past six months – a total of 50,000 meals.

Mastronardi Completes 5th EFI Certification

September 16, 2020 Mastronardi Produce

Mastronardi Produce (sold under the SUNSET® brand) has certified its fifth operation through Equitable Food Initiative. This certification marks a worthy milestone for Mastronardi, making it one of just a handful of companies to have certified five or more operations.

Bayer Launches Large-scale Pre-launch Trial of New Tomato Varieties with Resistance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus

September 16, 2020 Bayer

The trials, which begin later this month in Mexico, will include two varieties of Roma-type tomato that claim Intermediate Resistance (IR) to ToBRFV.