Vidalia Celebrates Season’s Best
McLain Farms has claimed the Vidalia onion industry’s top prize for the third time in a decade. The farm was named the 2021 Grower of the Year during the Vidalia…
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The Onion Podcast 16: New Onion Varieties
Sponsored by: novasource.com/en New varieties are available from Bayer Vegetable Seeds and Nunhems! On this episode, Richard Navarrete from Bayer Vegetable Seeds tells us about Hatchet and Almanzoro. Then, Sarah…
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The Onion Podcast 14: Treasure Valley Show and Grower John Wong
Sponsored by: novasource.com/en John Wong This episode has two parts. First, Dave speaks with Rick Waitley, the executive director of the Idaho Onion Growers Association. Then, we speak with John…
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What a Resourceful Crop Input Marketplace Is Doing to Curb a Supply Crisis
by Dan Manternach, Senior Ag Economist, CommStock Investments, Inc. Ag Secretary Vilsack has called for the USDA to conduct an investigation into skyrocketing costs for farm inputs, such as fertilizer and crop…
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BASF Names New Nunhems Variety
BASF’s vegetable seed business has released its latest long-day yellow onion, Glorioso. The new variety will be available this growing season and provides tolerances to soil-borne diseases such as Fusarium…
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Sakata Expands Research Department
Sakata Seed America has hired John Lindbo as the company’s senior biotechnology manager. Lindbo will lead efforts in marker-assisted selection, marker discovery and a new tissue culture lab for developing…
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Stokes Seeds Adds Staff in Southeast
Stokes Seeds has hired Eric Zunica as product development manager for the southeast U.S. region, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Zunica will be responsible for testing and…
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Crunching the Numbers: An Economic Analysis of IPM-Based Thrips Management Strategies
By Gina Greenway, Greenway Research Erik Feibert, Malheur Experiment Station, Oregon State University If asked to describe the 2021 growing season, the word “up” comes to mind. Fertilizer, fuel, drip…
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2022 National Ag Day Essay Contest Winners Announced
The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) has announced the 2022 National Ag Day video and written essay winners. The winners were chosen based on the theme: American Agriculture: Growing a Climate…
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The Onion Podcast 13: Greg Yielding NOA Executive Director
We spoke with Greg Yielding at the Idaho-Malheur County Onion Growers Association Trade Show
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