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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…

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…