CVS Rolls out Electric Utility Truck
Central Valley Supply (CVS) has introduced a 100 percent electric utility truck. The Yosemite by airEoso Motor Corporation is billed as durable and rugged and built to offer strength, reliability…
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Researchers Address Top Threats in Organic Onions
The onion industry has identified the most challenging insect pest and foliar disease facing organic onion production in the Great Lakes region. Now researchers are working to pinpoint the best…
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Sakata Signs on Senior Manager
Sakata Seed America has appointed Justin Davis as senior manager of vegetable sales and marketing. Davis will handle the company’s vegetables sales, product development and marketing activities within the U.S.,…
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Deere completes global rollout of new website design
John Deere has completed its global rollout of a new company website that places those who shop for and own John Deere equipment as the number one priority for information…
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EPA Registers Howler Fungicide
AgBiome’s Howler fungicide has received registration from the EPA. The biological fungicide is designed to control diseases including Botrytis, Colletotrichum, Phytophthora, Pythium and Rhizoctonia. Howler fights disease with three modes of…
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Allium Leafminer – The Latest on Onion’s Newest Pest
Researchers are working to learn more about the Allium leafminer and to teach onion growers about the best ways to control the new pest. The Allium leafminer, Phytomyza gymnostoma Loew,…
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Lender Predicts Profits in Onions
The producers of most commodities should enjoy “slightly profitable results,” according to Northwest Farm Credit Services’ quarterly Market Snapshot publication. “Onion grower returns are projected to be profitable. Early fall…
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Stokes Seeds Hires New US Sales Manager
Stokes Seeds has hired Bruce Ulmer as its new U.S. sales manager. Ulmer’s resume includes more than 20 years of experience in the seed industry, as well as experience in…
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FSMA – Grower Training Class Offered in Hermiston, Oregon
Although the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) water testing rules are on hold, the other provisions in the Produce Safety Rule are going into effect. The Rule establishes science-based minimum…
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Wisconsin Grower Donates Onions to Hurricane Relief
Mother Nature has hit the southern United States with a number of hurricanes this season, the worst of which was Hurricane Irma which struck the Florida Coast, leaving thousands without…
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