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The Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association (PNVA) has announced up to $20,000 in scholarships. The scholarships can even be renewed an additional year, pursuant to guidelines set by the PNVA board….

Drexel Chemical Company, Memphis, Tennessee, has added Steve Henning as Western Regional Manager. The Centennial, Colo. resident will manage Drexel’s business in the Western U.S. Henning received a Bachelor of…

Vive Crop Protection has announced the addition of Greg Esco, Eastern US Sales Manager; Bruce Ringrose, Director of Sustainability and Stakeholder Relations; and the promotion of Jeff Lacrooy to VP…

Investigating Practical, Effective Sanitizing Treatments to Reduce Cross-Contamination Risks in Post-Harvest Onion Facilities By Joy Waite-Cusic, Sasha Nerney, Jason Racine and Sam Kilgore, Oregon State University The Salmonella outbreaks linked…

HarvestEye Harvest Monitoring Tool harvesteye.com Onion growers can now take advantage of crop insights tool HarvestEye, following the latest expansion of the system’s capabilities to work with more fresh produce.Fitting…

 By Erin Robinson, erobin@purdue.edu    The most recent findings from the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reveal a downturn in farmer sentiment at the start of 2024. The January barometer fell to a…

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is having two, free, live, interactive webinars on becoming an approved USDA food vendor. AMS purchases approximately…

Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor When it comes to onions, timing is everything for owners and managers at Sunset Produce. From planting to packing, opportunistic timing and the…

By Cameron Rudolph  2023 was the warmest year on record across the globe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Since 1850, the 10 warmest years have occurred in…