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Soil is a living thing. It sustains life in many ways and plays a vital role in providing us with food, fuel, fiber, and shelter. Therefore, it is important to…

Kay Riley, Retired General Manager, Snake River Produce Company Kay Riley, a familiar face in the onion industry for 43 years, has traded in the packing shed for the golf…

Could late-season water applications have played a role in the 2020 and 2021 Salmonella outbreaks? Field trials are underway to find out. By Joy Waite-Cusic, Associate Professor of Food Safety…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking further action to help prevent outbreaks of foodborne illnesses associated bulb onions through the development of food safety prevention strategies. When…

Many diseases can affect an onion crop. Correctly identifying the problem is crucial to choosing the proper solution. What is wrong with these onions? Photo A Photo B This material…

Attendees at the National Onion Association (NOA) summer convention, held July 6-9 in Boise, Idaho, were handed a “nearly final” 40-page copy of “Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the…

By Steve Koppes Personal politics influences consumer perceptions of food inflation, with liberals estimating the increases at about three to four percentage points below conservatives, according to the monthly Consumer…

University of Idaho Researchers Helping Develop Solar-Powered Weeding Robot Researchers from the University of Idaho are partnering with a Washington company to develop a solar-powered robot that will rove autonomously…

Ethan Stanley has joined Stokes Seeds as the territory manager for Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. As one of the company’s 25 territory managers, Stanley will be responsible…

Meeting the Agricultural Needs of the Eastern Great Lakes Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. held a celebratory groundbreaking to mark the commencement of construction on a new liquid fertilizer facility in Defiance,…