Local Bounti Announces Partnership with Sam’s Club to Deliver Fresh Produce in New Regions

November 8, 2022 Local Bounti

Local Bounti Corporation announced an offtake agreement with Sam’s Club for its leafy greens production starting at its advanced greenhouse facility in Byron, Georgia.

Oppy Offers Update on its UP Vertical Farms Vertically Grown Leafy Greens Program

October 26, 2022 Oppy

Come January, Oppy’s long-anticipated UP Vertical Farms™ vertically grown leafy greens program will debut. Produced in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia and using 99% less land, 99% less water, 95% less plastic than traditional clamshell packaging, and yielding 350 times more lettuce than conventional field-grown greens in the same amount of space, this is Oppy’s first-ever vertical farming partnership.

Misionero Announces Hana Mohsin as East Coast National Sales Manager

October 21, 2022 Misionero

Misionero is pleased to announce Hana Mohsin has been promoted to East Coast National Sales Manager from her previous role as Marketing Specialist. Mohsin will be responsible for supporting and growing Misionero’s retail and food service business in the Eastern region of the United States and Canada.

AeroFarms Danville, Now Growing: Debut of The World’s Largest Aeroponic Smart Farm

September 13, 2022 AeroFarms

AeroFarms®, a Certified B Corporation and world leader in indoor vertical farming, debuts AeroFarms Danville, its newest cutting-edge indoor vertical farm, growing award-winning leafy greens that are prized for their elevated flavor by top chefs and home makers alike.

FDA Announces Targeted Sampling, Additional Efforts to Enhance the Safety of Leafy Greens

September 9, 2022 FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is committed to enhancing the safety of leafy greens through continued implementation of the Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan (LGAP). As part of this effort the FDA is announcing targeted sampling of leafy greens grown on farms and ranches during the fall 2022 harvest season in the Salinas Valley region of California, releasing results from a 2021 sampling assignment, and providing an update on other work under the action plan.