Articles by brian@columbiamediagroup.com

Two leading players in the biologicals crop protection space have announced an exclusive distributorship arrangement. Summit Agro USA will now have the sole rights to Seipasa S.A.’s products for sale…

Story and photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher The National Onion Association (NOA) annual convention was actually held in person Dec. 6-9 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, but still had a strong virtual…

By Michael Sansolo, Retail Food Industry Consultant Following the craziness of 2020, the entire food industry faces both a specific challenge and opportunity as prominent as ever: determine what shoppers…

A Critical Look at Crop Imagery in Onion Production By Kyler Beck, Research Support Scientist, University of Idaho Parma Research and Extension Center A drone comes in for a landing…

Spectrum Technologies Inc. has released the FieldScout TDR 250 Economy Soil Moisture Meter as the latest addition to the TDR product line. The new model offers the same measurement accuracy at a more…

97% of Vive customers plan to re-use Vive products and 94% would recommend Vive products to their neighbors. The recent grower survey was completed by more than 30% of identified…

Root Architecture, Formation Play Key Roles in Modifying Soil Plant roots modify soil in different ways depending on the root’s architecture. This Soil Science Society of America’s (SSSA) February 1st…

BioSafe Systems has introduced CalOxFT, an advanced liquid nutritional and crop enhancement product for a wide range of crops including onions. The patented CaT technology in CalOx FT is meant to improve calcium…

The 12-month outlook calls for “breakeven returns,” according to Northwest Farm Credit Services’ quarterly Market Snapshot report published in early January. “Supply and demand indicate prices could increase, yet producers…