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The 12-month profitability outlook from Northwest Farm Credit Services suggests profitable onion returns. According to the lender’s quarterly Market Snapshot report released in October, drivers in the industry include harvest delays,…

Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor Most of the cultivars in the Washington State University onion cultivar trial produced bulbs uniform in size and shape. 2022 was a tough…

By René Hardwick, National Onion Association Director of Public and Industry Relations Discussions around food safety will continue this year at the National Onion Association’s (NOA) annual December convention in…

Story and photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher Added value involves piling on extra features that go beyond the standard product offering. When you receive added value, you get that warm,…

McCain Foods has acquired Scelta Products, a Netherlands-based producer of frozen foods. This purchase is the latest in a series of investments and acquisitions McCain has made in recent years to expand its…

Story and photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher At the annual Crookham Company Onion Reveal, held Aug. 23 in Wilder, Idaho, yellow onion variety Defender was a frequent topic of conversation,…

Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. held a celebratory groundbreaking to mark the commencement of construction on a new liquid fertilizer facility in Defiance, Ohio. The 50,000-square-foot production facility will occupy 50 acres…

A free webinar to discuss the second edition of Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Dry Bulb Onion Supply Chain will take place at 2 p.m. (ET), 12 p.m….

M& P Engineering sends informative and fun eblasts, like this one we received about the Egyptian Walking Onion. Scientifically known as Allium Proliferum, and sometimes also called tree onions, top onions,…

Northwest Farm Credit Services’ 12-month profitability outlook suggests profitable onion returns. Additional heat units in July and August improved onion quality. Market demand is stable for all onion colors. Jumbos…