Arizona Leafy Greens

  Fresh Cut Magazine featured the Arizona Leafy Greens posters in its magazine.  

The new Arizona Leafy Greens posters that supplement the Food Safety Training Kit were recently featured in The Packer.  

Even before President Obama signed a new food safety law on Jan. 4, 2011, Yuma-area farmers had been voluntarily taking steps to ensure the healthy vegetables they produce don’t end up being a health risk instead. It all starts at ground zero with the soil and water that nurture the plants from seed to maturity. [...]

Gov. Jan Brewer dedicates Nov. 13-19 in honor of state’s bountiful leafy greens harvest PHOENIX (Nov. 1, 2011) In recognition of the bountiful harvest generated by Arizona’s abundant lettuce industry, Governor Jan Brewer has proclaimed Nov. 13-19, Arizona Leafy Greens Week. “The continued viability of this industry is essential to Arizona’s future and to citizens [...]

Kit named finalist at United Fresh 2011 for ‘best new food safety solution’ YUMA (April 7, 2011) – The Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement is pleased to announce that its Food Safety Training Kit is one of five “best new food safety solution” finalists in the United Fresh 2011 New Product Award Competition. The United [...]

Food Safety a Priority for Arizona Growers and Shippers Click here to download full issue of Arizona Agriculture By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau. For three years now, consumer confidence in the safety of the American food supply has remained steady with 47% of American consumers rating themselves as confident in the safety of U.S. [...]

Link to original article on Yuma Sun BY JOYCE LOBECK – SUN STAFF WRITER The Arizona Leafy Greens consortium is rolling out an initiative to educate field workers in safe food handling practices, representing a uniform set of guidelines that breaks new ground in the leafy greens industry. Food safety training is a major component [...]

Link to original article on Western Farm Press Arizona Leafy Greens consortium rolls out initiative to educate field workers on safe food handling practices to ensure integrity of Arizona grown, shipped leafy greens. Food Safety Training Kit – a bilingual food safety training program aimed at employees in the leafy greens industry. Program designed for [...]

KTVK TV3 profiles Arizona’s Leafy Greens program and shows the effort farmers make to ensure food safety.

The assessment rate was decrease on June 30, 2010 from $0.0025 to $0.0009 per carton or carton equivalent.

AZ LGMA Marketing Commitee approves an assessment decrease from $0.0025 to $0.0009 per carton or carton equivalent.