Brandt Celebrates the Holidays with $500,000 in Community Donations
The holidays just got a lot more festive for 14 charities, thanks to $500,000 in donations from the Brandt Group of Companies’ Thanks A Billion Holiday Fund. “We are very…
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NOA Unveils New Certified Delicious Program
The National Onion Association (NOA) has launched a new program, Certified Delicious, that recognizes restaurants and chefs who put fresh and plentiful onions in their regular menu items. Once a…
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NOA Invites Members to 2024 D.C. Fly-In Feb. 4-8
The National Onion Association (NOA) is actively recruiting members interested in influencing policymakers in Washington D.C. for their annual Fly-In trip February 4-8. All NOA members are welcome, and a…
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Road Trip – Verbruggen Palletizing Solutions
Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor A trip home from a summer field day created the perfect excuse for a pit stop in Pasco, Washington, where Verbruggen Palletizing Solutions…
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Crookham Adds Features to Website, Onions to Portfolio
Crookham Company has expanded its website to include best practices for some of the company’s most in-demand onion hybrids. Caldwell, Epic, Defender, Trident and Caliber are among the Crookham onion…
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IVI and Restrain Announce Agreement
Netherlands-based Restrain has appointed Industrial Ventilation Inc. (IVI) as the exclusive distributor of Restrain’s sprout inhibitor product for the onion market in the U.S. The ethylene-based sprout inhibitor is EPA-approved…
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Farmer Sentiment Improves, Producers Credit Stronger Financial Conditions
Agricultural producers’ sentiment increased for the second consecutive month, as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index rose 5 points to a reading of 115, a 12% increase compared to the…
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Tearless Sunions Now Widely Available to Growers
Story and photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher After BASF’s recent announcement that its Nunhems S7210 Sunions variety will be widely available for growers in the Pacific Northwest and Treasure Valley,…
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Fox Packaging Hires Director of Sales
Jen Doxey has joined Fox Packaging as the company’s new director of sales. She is responsible for overseeing the sales operations of Fox Packaging and Fox Solutions and collaborating with…
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Bill to Boost Specialty Crop Exports Introduced in Congress
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced bipartisan legislation on November 14 to help farmers fight through trade barriers and sell more fruits,…
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